Bay Polypore vs Peterson's Free-tailed Bat

Picipes badius compared with Mops petersoni

Key Differences

• Bay Polypore is Least Concern while Peterson's Free-tailed Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bay Polypore	Peterson's Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Polyporaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Picipes	Mops
Species	Picipes badius	Mops petersoni

Conservation Status

Bay Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Peterson's Free-tailed Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bay Polypore	Peterson's Free-tailed 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.

Peterson's Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.