Blue-Foot vs Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

Psilocybe caerulipes compared with Platyrrhinus helleri

Key Differences

• Blue-Foot is Not Evaluated while Heller's Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Foot	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hymenogastraceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Psilocybe	Platyrrhinus
Species	Psilocybe caerulipes	Platyrrhinus helleri

Conservation Status

Blue-Foot

NE — Not Evaluated

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Foot	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-Foot

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Blue-Foot

The Blue Foot (Psilocybe caerulipes) is a species in the genus Psilocybe. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.