Ashen Crust vs Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

Peniophora lycii compared with Molossops temminckii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashen Crust	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Peniophoraceae	Molossidae
Genus	Peniophora	Molossops
Species	Peniophora lycii	Molossops temminckii

Conservation Status

Ashen Crust

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashen Crust	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ashen Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Ashen Crust

Ashen crust (Peniophora lycii) is a species in the genus Peniophora. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.