False Morel vs Greater Naked Bat

Gyromitra esculenta compared with Cheiromeles torquatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Morel	Greater Naked Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Discinaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Gyromitra	Cheiromeles
Species	Gyromitra esculenta	Cheiromeles torquatus

Conservation Status

False Morel

LC — Least Concern

Greater Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Morel	Greater Naked Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Morel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Greater Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.