Flame Chanterelle vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Craterellus ignicolor compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Key Differences

• Flame Chanterelle is Not Evaluated while Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flame Chanterelle	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hydnaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Craterellus	Hsunycteris
Species	Craterellus ignicolor	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

Flame Chanterelle

NE — Not Evaluated

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flame Chanterelle	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flame Chanterelle

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.