Devil'S Dipstick vs Mexican Long-tongued Bat

Mutinus elegans compared with Choeronycteris mexicana

Key Differences

• Devil'S Dipstick is Not Evaluated while Mexican Long-tongued Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Dipstick	Mexican 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	Choeronycteris
Species	Mutinus elegans	Choeronycteris mexicana

Conservation Status

Devil'S Dipstick

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican Long-tongued Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Dipstick	Mexican 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).

Mexican Long-tongued Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.