Fishtail Cup vs Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Gyromitra leucoxantha compared with Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Key Differences

Fishtail Cup is Critically Endangered while Peale’s Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishtail Cup	Peale’s Free-tailed 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	Nyctinomops
Species	Gyromitra leucoxantha	Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Conservation Status

Fishtail Cup

CR — Critically Endangered

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishtail Cup	Peale’s Free-tailed 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.