Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Pale Milkcap

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Lactarius pallidus

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Pale Milkcap is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Pale Milkcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Russulaceae
Genus	Chironax	Lactarius
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Lactarius pallidus

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pale Milkcap

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Pale Milkcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pale Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, 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.