Box Parachute vs Eastern Small-Footed Bat

Marasmius buxi compared with Myotis leibii

Key Differences

• Box Parachute is Not Evaluated while Eastern Small-Footed Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Box Parachute	Eastern Small-Footed Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Marasmiaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Marasmius	Myotis
Species	Marasmius buxi	Myotis leibii

Conservation Status

Box Parachute

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Small-Footed Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Box Parachute	Eastern Small-Footed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Box Parachute

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Germany, Norway, and Sweden.

Eastern Small-Footed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Box Parachute

The Box parachute (Marasmius buxi) is a species in the genus Marasmius. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems. It is found in Germany, Norway and Sweden.