Cep vs Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat

Boletus edulis compared with Rhinolophus maclaudi

Key Differences

• Cep is Least Concern while Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cep	Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Boletaceae	Rhinolophidae
Genus	Boletus	Rhinolophus
Species	Boletus edulis	Rhinolophus maclaudi

Conservation Status

Cep

LC — Least Concern

Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cep	Maclaud's Horseshoe 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).

Maclaud's Horseshoe 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'].