Brown Tent-making Bat vs

Uroderma magnirostrum compared with Exobasidium splendidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Brown Tent-making Bat
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)
Family Phyllostomidae Exobasidiaceae
Genus Uroderma Exobasidium
Species Uroderma magnirostrum Exobasidium splendidum

Conservation Status

Brown Tent-making Bat

LC — Least Concern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Brown Tent-making Bat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Tent-making Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

Brown Tent-making Bat

The Brown Tent-making Bat (Uroderma magnirostrum) is a species in the genus Uroderma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Exobasidium splendidum is a parasitic basidiomycete fungus that forms galls and hypertrophied growths on the leaves and stems of host plants in the heath family. It inhabits boreal and montane habitats where Ericaceae shrubs such as Arctostaphylos grow. This parasitic fungus deforms host plant tissue to extract nutrients during its reproductive phase.

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