Birch Bristle Bracket vs Fringed Myotis

Phellinus lundellii compared with Myotis thysanodes

Key Differences

• Birch Bristle Bracket is Critically Endangered while Fringed Myotis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Birch Bristle Bracket	Fringed Myotis
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Phellinus	Myotis
Species	Phellinus lundellii	Myotis thysanodes

Conservation Status

Birch Bristle Bracket

CR — Critically Endangered

Fringed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Birch Bristle Bracket	Fringed Myotis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Birch Bristle Bracket

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Fringed Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Birch Bristle Bracket

The Birch Bristle Bracket (Phellinus lundellii) is a species in the genus Phellinus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.