Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Tar spot

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Phyllachora maydis

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Tar spot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Tar spot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Phyllachorales (Phyllachorales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phyllachoraceae
Genus	Chironax	Phyllachora
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Phyllachora maydis

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Tar spot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Tar spot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tar spot

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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.