Forest Lamb vs New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

Albatrellus ovinus compared with Notopteris neocaledonicus

Key Differences

• Forest Lamb is Extinct while New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Lamb	New Caledonia Long-tailed 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	Notopteris
Species	Albatrellus ovinus	Notopteris neocaledonicus

Conservation Status

Forest Lamb

EX — Extinct

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Lamb	New Caledonia Long-tailed 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.

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.