Conifer Tuft vs Little Black Serotine

Hypholoma capnoides compared with Eptesicus andinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Conifer Tuft	Little Black Serotine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Strophariaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Hypholoma	Eptesicus
Species	Hypholoma capnoides	Eptesicus andinus

Conservation Status

Conifer Tuft

LC — Least Concern

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Conifer Tuft	Little Black Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Conifer Tuft

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Little Black Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.