Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat vs Stinking Slime Truffle

Balantiopteryx infusca compared with Melanogaster ambiguus

Key Differences

• Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat is Endangered while Stinking Slime Truffle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Stinking Slime Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Paxillaceae
Genus	Balantiopteryx	Melanogaster
Species	Balantiopteryx infusca	Melanogaster ambiguus

Conservation Status

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

EN — Endangered

Stinking Slime Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Stinking Slime Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Stinking Slime Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.