Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs False Death-Cap

Artibeus gnomus compared with Amanita citrina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	False Death-Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Artibeus	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Amanita citrina

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	False Death-Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

False Death-Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).