Coppery Sprite vs

Arielulus cuprosus compared with Coprinopsis stercorea

Key Differences

• Coppery Sprite is Vulnerable while is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coppery Sprite
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Fungi (mantar)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Basidiomycota (Bazitli mantarlar)
Class	Mammalia (memeliler)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (yarasa)	Agaricales (Lamelli mantarlar)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Psathyrellaceae
Genus	Arielulus	Coprinopsis
Species	Arielulus cuprosus	Coprinopsis stercorea

Conservation Status

Coppery Sprite

VU — Vulnerable

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coppery Sprite
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coppery Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Coprinopsis stercorea is a small, inky cap mushroom growing on herbivore dung and manure-enriched soils, as its species name implies. It inhabits pastures, stables, and woodland areas with dung deposits across temperate regions of Europe and North America. This coprophilous saprotrophic fungus decomposes dung organic matter and autodigests its cap as spores mature.