Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Timber Mazegill

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Gloeophyllum trabeum

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Timber Mazegill is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Timber Mazegill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gloeophyllales (Gloeophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Gloeophyllaceae
Genus	Chironax	Gloeophyllum
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Gloeophyllum trabeum

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Timber Mazegill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Timber Mazegill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Timber Mazegill

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.