Blanford's Bat vs Shield Pinkgill

Hesperoptenus blanfordi compared with Entoloma clypeatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blanford's Bat	Shield Pinkgill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Entolomataceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Entoloma
Species	Hesperoptenus blanfordi	Entoloma clypeatum

Conservation Status

Blanford's Bat

LC — Least Concern

Shield Pinkgill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blanford's Bat	Shield Pinkgill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blanford's Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shield Pinkgill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Blanford's Bat

The Blanford's Bat (Hesperoptenus blanfordi) is a species in the genus Hesperoptenus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.