Mountain Brittlegill vs Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Russula pallescens compared with Thyroptera discifera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Mountain Brittlegill Peters's Disk-winged Bat
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Russulales (Russulales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Russulaceae Thyropteridae
Genus Russula Thyroptera
Species Russula pallescens Thyroptera discifera

Conservation Status

Mountain Brittlegill

LC — Least Concern

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Mountain Brittlegill Peters's Disk-winged Bat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Brittlegill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Mountain Brittlegill

No description available.

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

No description available.

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