Dark fruit-eating bat vs Elbowpatch Crust

Artibeus obscurus compared with Fomitiporia punctata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	Elbowpatch Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Fomitiporia
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Fomitiporia punctata

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Elbowpatch Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	Elbowpatch Crust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark fruit-eating bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Elbowpatch Crust

Habitat

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

Range

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