Antillean Fruit-eating Bat vs Pick-A-Back Toadstool

Brachyphylla cavernarum compared with Asterophora lycoperdoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Pick-A-Back Toadstool
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Brachyphylla	Asterophora
Species	Brachyphylla cavernarum	Asterophora lycoperdoides

Conservation Status

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pick-A-Back Toadstool

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Pick-A-Back Toadstool
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pick-A-Back Toadstool

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.