Forest Lamb vs Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Albatrellus ovinus compared with Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Key Differences

• Forest Lamb is Extinct while Peale’s Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Lamb	Peale’s Free-tailed 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	Nyctinomops
Species	Albatrellus ovinus	Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Conservation Status

Forest Lamb

EX — Extinct

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Lamb	Peale’s Free-tailed 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.

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.