Elastic Saddle vs Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

Helvella elastica compared with Artibeus cinereus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elastic Saddle	Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Helvellaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Helvella	Artibeus
Species	Helvella elastica	Artibeus cinereus

Conservation Status

Elastic Saddle

LC — Least Concern

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elastic Saddle	Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elastic Saddle

Habitat

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

Range

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

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.