Forest Lamb vs Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

Albatrellus ovinus compared with Macroglossus sobrinus

Key Differences

• Forest Lamb is Extinct while Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Lamb	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Albatrellaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Albatrellus	Macroglossus
Species	Albatrellus ovinus	Macroglossus sobrinus

Conservation Status

Forest Lamb

EX — Extinct

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Lamb	Greater Long-nosed Fruit 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.

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.