Bath Truffle vs Diminutive Serotine

Melanogaster broomeanus compared with Eptesicus diminutus

Key Differences

• Bath Truffle is Least Concern while Diminutive Serotine is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bath Truffle	Diminutive Serotine
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	Eptesicus
Species	Melanogaster broomeanus	Eptesicus diminutus

Conservation Status

Bath Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Diminutive Serotine

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bath Truffle	Diminutive Serotine
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.

Diminutive Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.