Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Flaming Scalycap

Artibeus gnomus compared with Pholiota flammans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Flaming Scalycap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Strophariaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Pholiota
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Pholiota flammans

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Flaming Scalycap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Flaming Scalycap
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.

Flaming Scalycap

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).