Flower-faced Bat vs Mealy Tooth

Anthops ornatus compared with Hydnellum ferrugineum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flower-faced Bat	Mealy Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (morcego)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Hipposideridae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Anthops	Hydnellum
Species	Anthops ornatus	Hydnellum ferrugineum

Conservation Status

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Mealy Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flower-faced Bat	Mealy Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flower-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mealy Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

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