Pacific Tent-making Bat vs Tiny Earthstar

Uroderma convexum compared with Geastrum minimum

Key Differences

• Pacific Tent-making Bat is Not Evaluated while Tiny Earthstar is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Tent-making Bat	Tiny Earthstar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Geastrales (Geastrales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Geastraceae
Genus	Uroderma	Geastrum
Species	Uroderma convexum	Geastrum minimum

Conservation Status

Pacific Tent-making Bat

NE — Not Evaluated

Tiny Earthstar

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Tent-making Bat	Tiny Earthstar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pacific Tent-making Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Tiny Earthstar

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.