Bay Polypore vs Greater Sac-winged Bat

Picipes badius compared with Saccopteryx bilineata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bay Polypore	Greater Sac-winged Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Polyporaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Picipes	Saccopteryx
Species	Picipes badius	Saccopteryx bilineata

Conservation Status

Bay Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Greater Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bay Polypore	Greater Sac-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bay Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Sweden, and United States.

Greater Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Bay Polypore

The Bay Polypore (Picipes badius) is a species in the genus Picipes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.