Dark fruit-eating bat vs Sooty Parasol

Artibeus obscurus compared with Macrolepiota fuliginosa

Key Differences

• Dark fruit-eating bat is Least Concern while Sooty Parasol is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	Sooty Parasol
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Artibeus	Macrolepiota
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Macrolepiota fuliginosa

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Sooty Parasol

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	Sooty Parasol
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark fruit-eating bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Sooty Parasol

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.