Elastic Saddle vs Great Stripe-faced Bat

Helvella elastica compared with Vampyrodes caraccioli

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elastic Saddle	Great Stripe-faced 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	Vampyrodes
Species	Helvella elastica	Vampyrodes caraccioli

Conservation Status

Elastic Saddle

LC — Least Concern

Great Stripe-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elastic Saddle	Great Stripe-faced 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).

Great Stripe-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.