Flat Crep vs Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

Crepidotus applanatus compared with Artibeus cinereus

Key Differences

Flat Crep is Vulnerable while Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat Crep	Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Crepidotaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Crepidotus	Artibeus
Species	Crepidotus applanatus	Artibeus cinereus

Conservation Status

Flat Crep

VU — Vulnerable

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat Crep	Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat Crep

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.