False Death-Cap vs Handley's Nectar Bat

Amanita citrina compared with Lonchophylla handleyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank False Death-Cap Handley's Nectar Bat
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Agaricaceae (Agarics) Phyllostomidae
Genus Amanita (Amanitas) Lonchophylla
Species Amanita citrina Lonchophylla handleyi

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Handley's Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute False Death-Cap Handley's Nectar Bat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Death-Cap

Habitat

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

Range

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

Handley's Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

False Death-Cap

No description available.

Handley's Nectar Bat

No description available.

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