Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Pied Inkcap

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Coprinopsis stangliana

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Pied Inkcap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Pied Inkcap
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)	Psathyrellaceae
Genus	Chironax	Coprinopsis
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Coprinopsis stangliana

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pied Inkcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Pied Inkcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pied Inkcap

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.