Cracking Clitocybe vs Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat

Clitocybe rivulosa compared with Vampyressa melissa

Key Differences

• Cracking Clitocybe is Least Concern while Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cracking Clitocybe	Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Clitocybe	Vampyressa
Species	Clitocybe rivulosa	Vampyressa melissa

Conservation Status

Cracking Clitocybe

LC — Least Concern

Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cracking Clitocybe	Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cracking Clitocybe

Habitat

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

Range

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

Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.