Beaked Earthstar vs Fringed Myotis

Geastrum pectinatum compared with Myotis thysanodes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beaked Earthstar	Fringed Myotis
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Geastrales (Geastrales)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Geastraceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Geastrum	Myotis
Species	Geastrum pectinatum	Myotis thysanodes

Conservation Status

Beaked Earthstar

LC — Least Concern

Fringed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beaked Earthstar	Fringed Myotis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beaked Earthstar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Fringed Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beaked Earthstar

The Beaked Earthstar (Geastrum pectinatum) is a species in the genus Geastrum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.