Antillean Fruit-eating Bat vs False Morel

Brachyphylla cavernarum compared with Gyromitra esculenta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	False Morel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Discinaceae
Genus	Brachyphylla	Gyromitra
Species	Brachyphylla cavernarum	Gyromitra esculenta

Conservation Status

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

False Morel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Morel

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.