Ashen Crust vs Long-tailed Wattled Bat

Peniophora lycii compared with Chalinolobus tuberculatus

Key Differences

• Ashen Crust is Least Concern while Long-tailed Wattled Bat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashen Crust	Long-tailed Wattled Bat
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	Chalinolobus
Species	Peniophora lycii	Chalinolobus tuberculatus

Conservation Status

Ashen Crust

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashen Crust	Long-tailed Wattled 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).

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.