Devil's Fingers vs Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

Clathrus archeri compared with Balantiopteryx infusca

Key Differences

  • Devil's Fingers is Not Evaluated while Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Devil's Fingers Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Phallales (Phallales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Phallaceae Emballonuridae
Genus Clathrus Balantiopteryx
Species Clathrus archeri Balantiopteryx infusca

Conservation Status

Devil's Fingers

NE — Not Evaluated

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Devil's Fingers Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Fingers

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries).

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Devil's Fingers

No description available.

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

No description available.

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