Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Bark Mycena

Artibeus aequatorialis compared with Mycena corticola

Key Differences

• Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Bark Mycena is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Bark Mycena
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Mycenaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Mycena
Species	Artibeus aequatorialis	Mycena corticola

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Bark Mycena

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Bark Mycena
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Bark Mycena

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

The Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus aequatorialis) is a species in the genus Artibeus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bark Mycena

The Bark Mycena (Mycena corticola) is a species in the genus Mycena. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.