Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Poplar Rust

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Melampsora medusae

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Poplar Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Poplar Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Melampsoraceae
Genus	Chironax	Melampsora
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Melampsora medusae

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Poplar Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Poplar Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poplar Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.