Blackfoot Polypore vs Lesser Long-tongued Bat

Cerioporus leptocephalus compared with Choeroniscus minor

Key Differences

• Blackfoot Polypore is Not Evaluated while Lesser Long-tongued Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackfoot Polypore	Lesser Long-tongued 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	Choeroniscus
Species	Cerioporus leptocephalus	Choeroniscus minor

Conservation Status

Blackfoot Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Long-tongued Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackfoot Polypore	Lesser Long-tongued 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.

Lesser Long-tongued 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.