Antillean Fruit-eating Bat vs Violet Webcap

Brachyphylla cavernarum compared with Cortinarius violaceus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Violet Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Brachyphylla	Cortinarius
Species	Brachyphylla cavernarum	Cortinarius violaceus

Conservation Status

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Violet Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Violet Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Violet Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.