Cep vs Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Boletus edulis compared with Acerodon jubatus

Key Differences

• Cep is Least Concern while Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cep	Golden-capped Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Boletaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Boletus	Acerodon
Species	Boletus edulis	Acerodon jubatus

Conservation Status

Cep

LC — Least Concern

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cep	Golden-capped Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cep

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cep

The Cep (Boletus edulis) is a species in the genus Boletus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to ['Belgium', 'Brazil', 'Denmark', 'Norway', 'Portugal'].