Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Powdery Mildew

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Podosphaera macularis

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Powdery Mildew is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Powdery Mildew
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Erysiphaceae
Genus	Chironax	Podosphaera
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Podosphaera macularis

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Powdery Mildew

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Powdery Mildew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Powdery Mildew

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.