Bath Truffle vs False Serotine Bat

Melanogaster broomeanus compared with Hesperoptenus doriae

Key Differences

• Bath Truffle is Least Concern while False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bath Truffle	False Serotine Bat
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	Hesperoptenus
Species	Melanogaster broomeanus	Hesperoptenus doriae

Conservation Status

Bath Truffle

LC — Least Concern

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bath Truffle	False Serotine Bat
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.

False Serotine Bat

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.