Antillean Fruit-eating Bat vs Bleeding Blue Tooth

Brachyphylla cavernarum compared with Hydnellum cyanopodium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Antillean Fruit-eating Bat Bleeding Blue Tooth
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family Phyllostomidae Bankeraceae
Genus Brachyphylla Hydnellum
Species Brachyphylla cavernarum Hydnellum cyanopodium

Conservation Status

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Bleeding Blue Tooth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Antillean Fruit-eating Bat Bleeding Blue Tooth
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bleeding Blue Tooth

Habitat

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

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

The Antillean Fruit-eating Bat (Brachyphylla cavernarum) is a species in the genus Brachyphylla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bleeding Blue Tooth

The Bleeding Blue Tooth (Hydnellum cyanopodium) is a species in the genus Hydnellum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

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