Devil'S Dipstick vs Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

Mutinus elegans compared with Artibeus hirsutus

Key Differences

• Devil'S Dipstick is Not Evaluated while Hairy Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Dipstick	Hairy Fruit-eating 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	Artibeus
Species	Mutinus elegans	Artibeus hirsutus

Conservation Status

Devil'S Dipstick

NE — Not Evaluated

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Dipstick	Hairy Fruit-eating 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).

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.