Bonfire Inkcap vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Coprinopsis jonesii compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Key Differences

• Bonfire Inkcap is Data Deficient while Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bonfire Inkcap	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Psathyrellaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Coprinopsis	Hsunycteris
Species	Coprinopsis jonesii	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

Bonfire Inkcap

DD — Data Deficient

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bonfire Inkcap	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bonfire Inkcap

Habitat

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

Range

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

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Bonfire Inkcap

The Bonfire Inkcap (Coprinopsis jonesii) is a species in the genus Coprinopsis. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.