Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Onion Neck Rot

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Botrytis aclada

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Onion Neck Rot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Onion Neck Rot
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)	Sclerotiniaceae
Genus	Chironax	Botrytis
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Botrytis aclada

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Onion Neck Rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Onion Neck Rot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Onion Neck Rot

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

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.