Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Star Dapperling

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Lepiota brunneolilacea

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Star Dapperling is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Star Dapperling
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)	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Chironax	Lepiota
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Lepiota brunneolilacea

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Star Dapperling

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Star Dapperling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Star Dapperling

Habitat

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

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.