Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Mountain Cup

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Geopora arenosa

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Mountain Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Mountain Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pyronemataceae
Genus	Chironax	Geopora
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Geopora arenosa

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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.