Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat vs Stinking Slime Truffle

Chaerephon major compared with Melanogaster ambiguus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat	Stinking Slime Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Molossidae	Paxillaceae
Genus	Chaerephon	Melanogaster
Species	Chaerephon major	Melanogaster ambiguus

Conservation Status

Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Slime Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat	Stinking Slime Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking Slime Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.