Bath Truffle vs Handley's Red Bat

Melanogaster broomeanus compared with Lasiurus atratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bath Truffle	Handley's Red 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	Lasiurus
Species	Melanogaster broomeanus	Lasiurus atratus

Conservation Status

Bath Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Handley's Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bath Truffle	Handley's Red 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.

Handley's Red Bat

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.