Ashen Crust vs Pale-faced Bat

Peniophora lycii compared with Phylloderma stenops

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ashen Crust Pale-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 Phyllostomidae
Genus Peniophora Phylloderma
Species Peniophora lycii Phylloderma stenops

Conservation Status

Ashen Crust

LC — Least Concern

Pale-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ashen Crust Pale-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).

Pale-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.

Pale-faced Bat

No description available.

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