Ashen Crust vs Greater Ghost Bat

Peniophora lycii compared with Diclidurus ingens

Key Differences

• Ashen Crust is Least Concern while Greater Ghost Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashen Crust	Greater Ghost Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Peniophoraceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Peniophora	Diclidurus
Species	Peniophora lycii	Diclidurus ingens

Conservation Status

Ashen Crust

LC — Least Concern

Greater Ghost Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashen Crust	Greater Ghost 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).

Greater Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia 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.