Ghost Bolete vs Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Leccinum holopus compared with Diphylla ecaudata

Key Differences

• Ghost Bolete is Data Deficient while Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ghost Bolete	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Boletaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Leccinum	Diphylla
Species	Leccinum holopus	Diphylla ecaudata

Conservation Status

Ghost Bolete

DD — Data Deficient

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ghost Bolete	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ghost Bolete

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.