Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Mauve Bonnet

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Mycena meliigena

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Mauve Bonnet
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)	Mycenaceae
Genus	Chironax	Mycena
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Mycena meliigena

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mauve Bonnet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mauve Bonnet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.