Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Sprucecone Cap

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Strobilurus esculentus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Sprucecone Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Physalacriaceae
Genus	Chironax	Strobilurus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Strobilurus esculentus

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Sprucecone Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Sprucecone Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sprucecone Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).

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.