Antillean Fruit-eating Bat vs Variable Oysterling

Brachyphylla cavernarum compared with Crepidotus variabilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Variable Oysterling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Crepidotaceae
Genus	Brachyphylla	Crepidotus
Species	Brachyphylla cavernarum	Crepidotus variabilis

Conservation Status

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Variable Oysterling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Variable Oysterling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Oysterling

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 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.