Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Pink Discus

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Pink Discus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Pink Discus
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)	Stereaceae
Genus	Chironax	Aleurodiscus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pink Discus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Pink Discus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pink Discus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

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.