Forest Lamb vs Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

Albatrellus ovinus compared with Artibeus cinereus

Key Differences

• Forest Lamb is Extinct while Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Lamb	Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Albatrellaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Albatrellus	Artibeus
Species	Albatrellus ovinus	Artibeus cinereus

Conservation Status

Forest Lamb

EX — Extinct

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Lamb	Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Lamb

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.