Elfin Saddle vs Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

Helvella lacunosa compared with Artibeus cinereus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elfin 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 lacunosa	Artibeus cinereus

Conservation Status

Elfin Saddle

LC — Least Concern

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.