Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Root Rot

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Heterobasidion annosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Root Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Bondarzewiaceae
Genus	Chironax	Heterobasidion
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Heterobasidion annosum

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Root Rot

LC — Least Concern

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

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Norway, and Portugal.

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.