Fishtail Cup vs Greater Naked Bat

Gyromitra leucoxantha compared with Cheiromeles torquatus

Key Differences

• Fishtail Cup is Critically Endangered while Greater Naked Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishtail Cup	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 leucoxantha	Cheiromeles torquatus

Conservation Status

Fishtail Cup

CR — Critically Endangered

Greater Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishtail Cup	Greater Naked Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishtail Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Greater Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.