Antillean Fruit-eating Bat vs Loose Starweb

Brachyphylla cavernarum compared with Asterostroma laxum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Loose Starweb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Peniophoraceae
Genus	Brachyphylla	Asterostroma
Species	Brachyphylla cavernarum	Asterostroma laxum

Conservation Status

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Loose Starweb

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Loose Starweb

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.