Devil'S Bolete vs Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

Rubroboletus satanas compared with Macroglossus sobrinus

Key Differences

Devil'S Bolete is Endangered while Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Bolete	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Boletaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Rubroboletus	Macroglossus
Species	Rubroboletus satanas	Macroglossus sobrinus

Conservation Status

Devil'S Bolete

EN — Endangered

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Bolete	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.