Big Brown Bat vs Freckled Brittlegill

Eptesicus fuscus compared with Russula illota

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Brown Bat	Freckled Brittlegill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Eptesicus	Russula
Species	Eptesicus fuscus	Russula illota

Conservation Status

Big Brown Bat

LC — Least Concern

Freckled Brittlegill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Brown Bat	Freckled Brittlegill
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.

Freckled Brittlegill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.