Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Tuberous Polypore

Sturnira bidens compared with Polyporus tuberaster

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat	Tuberous Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Sturnira	Polyporus
Species	Sturnira bidens	Polyporus tuberaster

Conservation Status

Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Tuberous Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat	Tuberous Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Tuberous Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat

The Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat (Sturnira bidens) is a species in the genus Sturnira. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.