Antillean Fruit-eating Bat vs Deceiver

Brachyphylla cavernarum compared with Laccaria laccata

Key Differences

• Antillean Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Deceiver is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Deceiver
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Brachyphylla	Laccaria
Species	Brachyphylla cavernarum	Laccaria laccata

Conservation Status

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Deceiver

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Deceiver
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Deceiver

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, and United States.

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.