Aniseed Cockleshell vs Madagascan fruit bat

Lentinellus cochleatus compared with Eidolon dupreanum

Key Differences

• Aniseed Cockleshell is Least Concern while Madagascan fruit bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aniseed Cockleshell	Madagascan fruit bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Auriscalpiaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Lentinellus	Eidolon
Species	Lentinellus cochleatus	Eidolon dupreanum

Conservation Status

Aniseed Cockleshell

LC — Least Concern

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aniseed Cockleshell	Madagascan fruit bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aniseed Cockleshell

Habitat

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

Range

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

Madagascan fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Aniseed Cockleshell

The Aniseed Cockleshell (Lentinellus cochleatus) is a species in the genus Lentinellus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.