Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Yellow Domecap

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Calocybe chrysenteron

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Yellow Domecap is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Yellow 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 chrysenteron

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Domecap

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Domecap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.