Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Oily Waxcap

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Hygrocybe quieta

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Oily Waxcap
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)	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Chironax	Hygrocybe
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Hygrocybe quieta

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Oily Waxcap

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oily Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.