Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Scaly Breck-Lichen

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Squamarina lentigera

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Scaly Breck-Lichen is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Scaly Breck-Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Stereocaulaceae
Genus	Chironax	Squamarina
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Squamarina lentigera

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Scaly Breck-Lichen

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Scaly Breck-Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scaly Breck-Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.