Chestnut Brittlestem vs Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Homophron spadiceum compared with Mystacina tuberculata

Key Differences

• Chestnut Brittlestem is Least Concern while Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Brittlestem	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Psathyrellaceae	Mystacinidae
Genus	Homophron	Mystacina
Species	Homophron spadiceum	Mystacina tuberculata

Conservation Status

Chestnut Brittlestem

LC — Least Concern

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Brittlestem	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Brittlestem

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut Brittlestem

The Chestnut Brittlestem (Homophron spadiceum) is a species in the genus Homophron. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.