Fishtail Cup vs Hairy Big-eyed Bat

Gyromitra leucoxantha compared with Chiroderma villosum

Key Differences

Fishtail Cup is Critically Endangered while Hairy Big-eyed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishtail Cup	Hairy Big-eyed Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Discinaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Gyromitra	Chiroderma
Species	Gyromitra leucoxantha	Chiroderma villosum

Conservation Status

Fishtail Cup

CR — Critically Endangered

Hairy Big-eyed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishtail Cup	Hairy Big-eyed 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.