Black-capped Fruit Bat vs Devil's Tooth

Chironax melanocephalus compared with Hydnellum peckii

Key Differences

• Black-capped Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Devil's Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Devil's Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Fungi (грибы)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)
Order	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Bankeraceae
Genus	Chironax	Hydnellum
Species	Chironax melanocephalus	Hydnellum peckii

Conservation Status

Black-capped Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Fruit Bat	Devil's Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil's Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

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