Eastern Red Bat vs Elfin Saddle

Lasiurus borealis compared with Helvella lacunosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Red Bat	Elfin Saddle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Helvellaceae
Genus	Lasiurus	Helvella
Species	Lasiurus borealis	Helvella lacunosa

Conservation Status

Eastern Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Elfin Saddle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Red Bat	Elfin Saddle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Elfin Saddle

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States