Devil'S Dipstick vs Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat

Mutinus elegans compared with Chaerephon bemmeleni

Key Differences

• Devil'S Dipstick is Not Evaluated while Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Dipstick	Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Phallales (Phallales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Phallaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Mutinus	Chaerephon
Species	Mutinus elegans	Chaerephon bemmeleni

Conservation Status

Devil'S Dipstick

NE — Not Evaluated

Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Dipstick	Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Dipstick

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.