Grey Falsebolete vs Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Boletopsis grisea compared with Thyroptera discifera

Key Differences

Grey Falsebolete is Vulnerable while Peters's Disk-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey Falsebolete	Peters's Disk-winged Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bankeraceae	Thyropteridae
Genus	Boletopsis	Thyroptera
Species	Boletopsis grisea	Thyroptera discifera

Conservation Status

Grey Falsebolete

VU — Vulnerable

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grey Falsebolete	Peters's Disk-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grey Falsebolete

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.