Ashen Crust vs Little Black Serotine

Peniophora lycii compared with Eptesicus andinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashen Crust	Little Black Serotine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Peniophoraceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Peniophora	Eptesicus
Species	Peniophora lycii	Eptesicus andinus

Conservation Status

Ashen Crust

LC — Least Concern

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashen Crust	Little Black Serotine
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).

Little Black Serotine

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.