Scharfer Korkstacheling vs Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

Hydnellum peckii compared with Artibeus cinereus

Key Differences

• Scharfer Korkstacheling is Endangered while Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scharfer Korkstacheling	Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)
Family	Bankeraceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Artibeus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Artibeus cinereus

Conservation Status

Scharfer Korkstacheling

EN — Endangered

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scharfer Korkstacheling	Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Scharfer Korkstacheling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.