Matsutake vs Pocketed Free-tailed Bat

Tricholoma matsutake compared with Nyctinomops femorosaccus

Key Differences

• Matsutake is Near Threatened while Pocketed Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Matsutake	Pocketed Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Molossidae
Genus	Tricholoma	Nyctinomops
Species	Tricholoma matsutake	Nyctinomops femorosaccus

Conservation Status

Matsutake

NT — Near Threatened

Pocketed Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Matsutake	Pocketed Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Matsutake

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Pocketed Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.