vs Madagascan fruit bat

Cortinarius urbicus compared with Eidolon dupreanum

Key Differences

  • is Data Deficient while Madagascan fruit bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Madagascan fruit bat
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Cortinariaceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Cortinarius Eidolon
Species Cortinarius urbicus Eidolon dupreanum

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Madagascan fruit bat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Madagascan fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cortinarius urbicus is a robust, fibrous-capped mushroom in the Cortinarius genus with a silky brown cap and rust-spored gills at maturity. It inhabits coniferous and mixed forests, forming ectomycorrhizal associations with spruce, pine, and occasionally deciduous trees. This fungus obtains nutrients by trading sugars with its tree partners in forest soil environments.

Madagascan fruit bat

No description available.

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