Forest Lamb vs Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat

Albatrellus ovinus compared with Cynomops greenhalli

Key Differences

• Forest Lamb is Extinct while Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Lamb	Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Albatrellaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Albatrellus	Cynomops
Species	Albatrellus ovinus	Cynomops greenhalli

Conservation Status

Forest Lamb

EX — Extinct

Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Lamb	Greenhall’s Dog-faced 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.

Greenhall’s Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.