Fishtail Cup vs Naked-rumped Pouched Bat

Gyromitra leucoxantha compared with Saccolaimus saccolaimus

Key Differences

• Fishtail Cup is Critically Endangered while Naked-rumped Pouched Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishtail Cup	Naked-rumped Pouched Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Discinaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Gyromitra	Saccolaimus
Species	Gyromitra leucoxantha	Saccolaimus saccolaimus

Conservation Status

Fishtail Cup

CR — Critically Endangered

Naked-rumped Pouched Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishtail Cup	Naked-rumped Pouched 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.

Naked-rumped Pouched Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.