Devil'S Dipstick vs Greater Long-tongued Bat

Mutinus elegans compared with Choeroniscus periosus

Key Differences

• Devil'S Dipstick is Not Evaluated while Greater Long-tongued Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Dipstick	Greater Long-tongued Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Phallales (Phallales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Phallaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Mutinus	Choeroniscus
Species	Mutinus elegans	Choeroniscus periosus

Conservation Status

Devil'S Dipstick

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater Long-tongued Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Dipstick	Greater Long-tongued 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).

Greater Long-tongued 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.