Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat vs Death Cap

Hipposideros galeritus compared with Amanita phalloides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat	Death Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Hipposideridae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Hipposideros	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Hipposideros galeritus	Amanita phalloides

Conservation Status

Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Death Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat	Death Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Death Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat

The Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat (Hipposideros galeritus) is a species in the genus Hipposideros. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.