Blistered Cup vs Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

Peziza vesiculosa compared with Balantiopteryx infusca

Key Differences

• Blistered Cup is Least Concern while Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blistered Cup	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family	Pezizaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Peziza	Balantiopteryx
Species	Peziza vesiculosa	Balantiopteryx infusca

Conservation Status

Blistered Cup

LC — Least Concern

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blistered Cup	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blistered Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Blistered Cup

The Blistered Cup (Peziza vesiculosa) is a species in the genus Peziza. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.