Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Nut Disco

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Hymenoscyphus fructigenus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Nut 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 fructigenus

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Nut Disco

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nut Disco

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.