Ashen Crust vs Jamaican fruit bat

Peniophora lycii compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ashen Crust Jamaican fruit bat
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Russulales (Russulales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Peniophoraceae Phyllostomidae
Genus Peniophora Artibeus
Species Peniophora lycii Artibeus jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Ashen Crust

LC — Least Concern

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ashen Crust Jamaican fruit bat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ashen Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Ashen Crust

Ashen crust (Peniophora lycii) is a species in the genus Peniophora. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Jamaican fruit bat

No description available.

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