Bath Truffle vs Large False Serotine

Melanogaster broomeanus compared with Hesperoptenus tomesi

Key Differences

• Bath Truffle is Least Concern while Large False Serotine is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bath Truffle	Large False 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	Hesperoptenus
Species	Melanogaster broomeanus	Hesperoptenus tomesi

Conservation Status

Bath Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bath Truffle	Large False 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.

Large False Serotine

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.