Beaked Earthstar vs Eger’s Long-fingered Bat

Geastrum pectinatum compared with Miniopterus egeri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beaked Earthstar	Eger’s Long-fingered Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Geastrales (Geastrales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Geastraceae	Miniopteridae
Genus	Geastrum	Miniopterus
Species	Geastrum pectinatum	Miniopterus egeri

Conservation Status

Beaked Earthstar

LC — Least Concern

Eger’s Long-fingered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beaked Earthstar	Eger’s Long-fingered Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beaked Earthstar

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Eger’s Long-fingered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beaked Earthstar

The Beaked Earthstar (Geastrum pectinatum) is a species in the genus Geastrum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.