Fishtail Cup vs Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

Gyromitra leucoxantha compared with Artibeus hirsutus

Key Differences

• Fishtail Cup is Critically Endangered while Hairy Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishtail Cup	Hairy 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	Discinaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Gyromitra	Artibeus
Species	Gyromitra leucoxantha	Artibeus hirsutus

Conservation Status

Fishtail Cup

CR — Critically Endangered

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishtail Cup	Hairy Fruit-eating 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.

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.