Dung Brittlestem vs Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Psathyrella saponacea compared with Diphylla ecaudata

Key Differences

• Dung Brittlestem is Data Deficient while Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dung Brittlestem	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Psathyrellaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Psathyrella	Diphylla
Species	Psathyrella saponacea	Diphylla ecaudata

Conservation Status

Dung Brittlestem

DD — Data Deficient

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dung Brittlestem	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dung Brittlestem

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.