Bath Truffle vs Coppery Sprite

Melanogaster broomeanus compared with Arielulus cuprosus

Key Differences

• Bath Truffle is Least Concern while Coppery Sprite is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bath Truffle	Coppery Sprite
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Paxillaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Melanogaster	Arielulus
Species	Melanogaster broomeanus	Arielulus cuprosus

Conservation Status

Bath Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Coppery Sprite

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bath Truffle	Coppery Sprite
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bath Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Norway.

Coppery Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bath Truffle

The Bath Truffle (Melanogaster broomeanus) is a species in the genus Melanogaster. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.