Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Wheat smut

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Tilletia caries

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Wheat smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Wheat smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Tilletiales (Tilletiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tilletiaceae
Genus	Chironax	Tilletia
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Tilletia caries

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Wheat smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Wheat smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wheat smut

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 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.