Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Crescent Map Lichen

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Rhizocarpon lecanorinum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Crescent Map Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rhizocarpales (Rhizocarpales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rhizocarpaceae
Genus	Chironax	Rhizocarpon
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Rhizocarpon lecanorinum

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Crescent Map Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Crescent Map Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crescent Map Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.