Big Brown Bat vs Brown Cup

Eptesicus fuscus compared with Rutstroemia firma

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Brown Bat	Brown Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Rutstroemiaceae
Genus	Eptesicus	Rutstroemia
Species	Eptesicus fuscus	Rutstroemia firma

Conservation Status

Big Brown Bat

LC — Least Concern

Brown Cup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Brown Bat	Brown Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Brown Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, Ecuador, United States, and Venezuela.

Brown Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

Big Brown Bat

The Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus) is a species in the genus Eptesicus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown Cup

The Brown Cup (Rutstroemia firma) is a species in the genus Rutstroemia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium