Birch Bristle Bracket vs Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Phellinus lundellii compared with Acerodon jubatus

Key Differences

• Birch Bristle Bracket is Critically Endangered while Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Birch Bristle Bracket	Golden-capped Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Phellinus	Acerodon
Species	Phellinus lundellii	Acerodon jubatus

Conservation Status

Birch Bristle Bracket

CR — Critically Endangered

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Birch Bristle Bracket	Golden-capped Fruit Bat
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.

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

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.