vs Jamaican fruit bat

Daldinia decipiens compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Jamaican fruit bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Xylariales (Xylariales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hypoxylaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Daldinia	Artibeus
Species	Daldinia decipiens	Artibeus jamaicensis

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Jamaican fruit bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Daldinia decipiens is a ball-shaped, carbonaceous ascomycete fungus producing firm, rounded stromata on dead wood of broadleaf trees, displaying characteristic concentric zones when sectioned. It is found in temperate forests and woodland edges across Europe and contributes to the decomposition of hardwood. Listed as Data Deficient, its exact distribution and ecology require further investigation.