Big Brown Bat vs Pine Crust

Eptesicus fuscus compared with Peniophora pini

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Brown Bat	Pine Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Peniophoraceae
Genus	Eptesicus	Peniophora
Species	Eptesicus fuscus	Peniophora pini

Conservation Status

Big Brown Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pine Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Brown Bat	Pine Crust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Brown Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, Ecuador, United States, and Venezuela.

Pine Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Big Brown Bat

The Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus) is a species in the genus Eptesicus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.