Antillean Fruit-eating Bat vs Freckled Dapperling

Brachyphylla cavernarum compared with Echinoderma asperum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Freckled Dapperling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Brachyphylla	Echinoderma
Species	Brachyphylla cavernarum	Echinoderma asperum

Conservation Status

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Freckled Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Freckled Dapperling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, 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.