Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Powder-Scale Pholiota

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Flammulaster erinaceellus

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Powder-Scale Pholiota is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Powder-Scale Pholiota
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)	Tubariaceae
Genus	Chironax	Flammulaster
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Flammulaster erinaceellus

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Powder-Scale Pholiota

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Powder-Scale Pholiota
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Powder-Scale Pholiota

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.