Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Red Edge Brittlestem

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Psathyrella corrugis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Red Edge Brittlestem
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)	Psathyrellaceae
Genus	Chironax	Psathyrella
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Psathyrella corrugis

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Red Edge Brittlestem

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Red Edge Brittlestem
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Edge Brittlestem

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.