Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Pinecone Cap

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Strobilurus tenacellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Pinecone Cap
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)	Physalacriaceae
Genus	Chironax	Strobilurus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Strobilurus tenacellus

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pinecone Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Pinecone Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pinecone Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.