Carriker's Round-eared Bat vs Dune Cup

Lophostoma carrikeri compared with Peziza ammophila

Key Differences

• Carriker's Round-eared Bat is Least Concern while Dune Cup is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker's Round-eared Bat	Dune Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pezizaceae
Genus	Lophostoma	Peziza
Species	Lophostoma carrikeri	Peziza ammophila

Conservation Status

Carriker's Round-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dune Cup

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker's Round-eared Bat	Dune Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carriker's Round-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Dune Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Carriker's Round-eared Bat

The Carriker's Round-eared Bat (Lophostoma carrikeri) is a species in the genus Lophostoma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.