vs Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

Botryobasidium medium compared with Artibeus gnomus

Key Differences

• is Near Threatened while Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Botryobasidiaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Botryobasidium	Artibeus
Species	Botryobasidium medium	Artibeus gnomus

Conservation Status

NT — Near Threatened

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

The (Botryobasidium medium) is a species in the genus Botryobasidium. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.