Antillean Fruit-eating Bat vs Meadow Waxcap

Brachyphylla cavernarum compared with Cuphophyllus pratensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Meadow Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Brachyphylla	Cuphophyllus
Species	Brachyphylla cavernarum	Cuphophyllus pratensis

Conservation Status

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Meadow Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Meadow Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meadow Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

The Antillean Fruit-eating Bat (Brachyphylla cavernarum) is a species in the genus Brachyphylla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.