Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Yellow Carnival Candy Slime

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Arcyria obvelata

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Yellow Carnival Candy Slime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Yellow Carnival Candy Slime
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mycetozoa
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Trichiales (Trichiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Arcyriaceae
Genus	Chironax	Arcyria
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Arcyria obvelata

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Carnival Candy Slime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Yellow Carnival Candy Slime
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Carnival Candy Slime

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 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.