Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Root rot

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Phytophthora cinnamomi

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Root rot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Root rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Oomycota (Oomycetes)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Peronosporea (Peronosporea)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Peronosporales (Peronosporales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Peronosporaceae
Genus	Chironax	Phytophthora
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Phytophthora cinnamomi

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Root rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Root rot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Root rot

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (6 countries), Europe (18 countries), North America (Dominican Republic, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (7 countries).

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.