Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Red Fold Truffle

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Hydnotrya tulasnei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Red Fold Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Discinaceae
Genus	Chironax	Hydnotrya
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Hydnotrya tulasnei

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Red Fold Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Red Fold Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Fold Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.