Cep vs Little Pied Bat

Boletus edulis compared with Chalinolobus picatus

Key Differences

• Cep is Least Concern while Little Pied Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cep	Little Pied Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Boletaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Boletus	Chalinolobus
Species	Boletus edulis	Chalinolobus picatus

Conservation Status

Cep

LC — Least Concern

Little Pied Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cep	Little Pied 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).

Little Pied 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'].