Forest Lamb vs Peterson's Free-tailed Bat

Albatrellus ovinus compared with Mops petersoni

Key Differences

• Forest Lamb is Extinct while Peterson's Free-tailed Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Lamb	Peterson'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	Mops
Species	Albatrellus ovinus	Mops petersoni

Conservation Status

Forest Lamb

EX — Extinct

Peterson's Free-tailed Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Lamb	Peterson'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.

Peterson's Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.