Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Matsutake

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Tricholoma matsutake

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Matsutake is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Matsutake
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Chironax	Tricholoma
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Tricholoma matsutake

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Matsutake

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Matsutake

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.