Aniseed Cockleshell vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Lentinellus cochleatus compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aniseed Cockleshell	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Auriscalpiaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Lentinellus	Hsunycteris
Species	Lentinellus cochleatus	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

Aniseed Cockleshell

LC — Least Concern

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aniseed Cockleshell	Patton’s Nectar 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.

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.