Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat vs Ruby Bolete

Chaerephon major compared with Hortiboletus rubellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat	Ruby Bolete
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Molossidae	Boletaceae
Genus	Chaerephon	Hortiboletus
Species	Chaerephon major	Hortiboletus rubellus

Conservation Status

Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ruby Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat	Ruby Bolete
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ruby Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

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