Devil'S Dipstick vs Lesser Naked Bat

Mutinus elegans compared with Cheiromeles parvidens

Key Differences

• Devil'S Dipstick is Not Evaluated while Lesser Naked Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Dipstick	Lesser Naked 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	Cheiromeles
Species	Mutinus elegans	Cheiromeles parvidens

Conservation Status

Devil'S Dipstick

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Dipstick	Lesser Naked 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).

Lesser Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.