Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Mast Disco

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Hymenoscyphus fagineus

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Mast Disco is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Mast Disco
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Helotiaceae
Genus	Chironax	Hymenoscyphus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Hymenoscyphus fagineus

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mast Disco

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Mast Disco
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mast Disco

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Norway.

Black-capped Fruit Bat

The Black-capped Fruit Bat (Chironax melanocephalus) is a species in the genus Chironax. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.