Fishtail Cup vs Large Fruit-eating Bat

Gyromitra leucoxantha compared with Artibeus amplus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishtail Cup	Large 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 amplus

Conservation Status

Fishtail Cup

CR — Critically Endangered

Large Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishtail Cup	Large 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.