Black Witches' Butter vs Egyptian rousette

Exidia glandulosa compared with Rousettus aegyptiacus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Witches' Butter	Egyptian rousette
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Auriculariales (Auriculariales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Auriculariaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Exidia	Rousettus
Species	Exidia glandulosa	Rousettus aegyptiacus

Conservation Status

Black Witches' Butter

LC — Least Concern

Egyptian rousette

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Witches' Butter	Egyptian rousette
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Witches' Butter

Habitat

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

Range

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

Egyptian rousette

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Spain.

Black Witches' Butter

The Black Witches' Butter (Exidia glandulosa) is a species in the genus Exidia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.