Antillean Fruit-eating Bat vs False Truffle

Brachyphylla cavernarum compared with Elaphomyces granulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	False Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Eurotiales (Eurotiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Elaphomycetaceae
Genus	Brachyphylla	Elaphomyces
Species	Brachyphylla cavernarum	Elaphomyces granulatus

Conservation Status

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

False Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (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.