Blackfoot Polypore vs Northern Ghost Bat

Cerioporus leptocephalus compared with Diclidurus albus

Key Differences

• Blackfoot Polypore is Not Evaluated while Northern Ghost Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackfoot Polypore	Northern Ghost Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Polyporaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Cerioporus	Diclidurus
Species	Cerioporus leptocephalus	Diclidurus albus

Conservation Status

Blackfoot Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Ghost Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackfoot Polypore	Northern Ghost 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.

Northern Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia 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.