Blackfoot Polypore vs Brown Fruit-eating Bat

Cerioporus leptocephalus compared with Artibeus concolor

Key Differences

• Blackfoot Polypore is Not Evaluated while Brown Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackfoot Polypore	Brown Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Polyporaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cerioporus	Artibeus
Species	Cerioporus leptocephalus	Artibeus concolor

Conservation Status

Blackfoot Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Brown Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackfoot Polypore	Brown Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackfoot Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Brown Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Blackfoot Polypore

The Blackfoot Polypore (Cerioporus leptocephalus) is a species in the genus Cerioporus. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems. Found in United States.

Brown Fruit-eating Bat

The Brown Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus concolor) is a species in the genus Artibeus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.