Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Violet Domecap

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Calocybe ionides

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Violet Domecap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Violet Domecap
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)	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Chironax	Calocybe
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Calocybe ionides

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Violet Domecap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Violet Domecap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Violet Domecap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

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.