Bitter Knight vs Davison’s Mastiff Bat

Tricholoma acerbum compared with Promops davisoni

Key Differences

• Bitter Knight is Endangered while Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Knight	Davison’s Mastiff Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Molossidae
Genus	Tricholoma	Promops
Species	Tricholoma acerbum	Promops davisoni

Conservation Status

Bitter Knight

EN — Endangered

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Knight	Davison’s Mastiff Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter Knight

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Bitter Knight

The Bitter Knight (Tricholoma acerbum) is a species in the genus Tricholoma. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.