Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Variable Oysterling

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Crepidotus variabilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Variable Oysterling
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)	Crepidotaceae
Genus	Chironax	Crepidotus
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Crepidotus variabilis

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Variable Oysterling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Variable Oysterling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Oysterling

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 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.