Antillean Fruit-eating Bat vs Devil'S Dipstick

Brachyphylla cavernarum compared with Mutinus elegans

Key Differences

• Antillean Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Devil'S Dipstick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Devil'S Dipstick
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Phallales (Phallales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Phallaceae
Genus	Brachyphylla	Mutinus
Species	Brachyphylla cavernarum	Mutinus elegans

Conservation Status

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Devil'S Dipstick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Devil'S Dipstick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil'S Dipstick

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.