Bath Truffle vs Japanese Noctule

Melanogaster broomeanus compared with Nyctalus furvus

Key Differences

• Bath Truffle is Least Concern while Japanese Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bath Truffle	Japanese Noctule
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	Nyctalus
Species	Melanogaster broomeanus	Nyctalus furvus

Conservation Status

Bath Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bath Truffle	Japanese Noctule
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.

Japanese Noctule

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.