Bath Truffle vs Greater Naked Bat

Melanogaster broomeanus compared with Cheiromeles torquatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bath Truffle	Greater Naked Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Paxillaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Melanogaster	Cheiromeles
Species	Melanogaster broomeanus	Cheiromeles torquatus

Conservation Status

Bath Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Greater Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bath Truffle	Greater Naked 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.

Greater Naked 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.