Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Rose Black-Spot

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Diplocarpon rosae

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Rose Black-Spot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Rose Black-Spot
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)	Drepanopezizaceae
Genus	Chironax	Diplocarpon
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Diplocarpon rosae

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Rose Black-Spot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Rose Black-Spot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rose Black-Spot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Portugal, 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.