Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Shield Pinkgill

Artibeus gnomus compared with Entoloma clypeatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Shield Pinkgill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Entolomataceae
Genus	Artibeus	Entoloma
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Entoloma clypeatum

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Shield Pinkgill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Shield Pinkgill
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.

Shield Pinkgill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.