Devil'S Dipstick vs Lesueur's Hairy Bat

Mutinus elegans compared with Cistugo lesueuri

Key Differences

• Devil'S Dipstick is Not Evaluated while Lesueur's Hairy Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Dipstick	Lesueur's Hairy Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Phallales (Phallales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Phallaceae	Cistugidae
Genus	Mutinus	Cistugo
Species	Mutinus elegans	Cistugo lesueuri

Conservation Status

Devil'S Dipstick

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesueur's Hairy Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Dipstick	Lesueur's Hairy 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).

Lesueur's Hairy Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.