Flower-faced Bat vs Onion Earthball

Anthops ornatus compared with Scleroderma cepa

Key Differences

• Flower-faced Bat is Vulnerable while Onion Earthball is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flower-faced Bat	Onion Earthball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Hipposideridae	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Anthops	Scleroderma
Species	Anthops ornatus	Scleroderma cepa

Conservation Status

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Onion Earthball

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flower-faced Bat	Onion Earthball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flower-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Onion Earthball

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).