Blanford's Bat vs Hazel Bracket

Hesperoptenus blanfordi compared with Skeletocutis semipileata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blanford's Bat	Hazel Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Skeletocutis
Species	Hesperoptenus blanfordi	Skeletocutis semipileata

Conservation Status

Blanford's Bat

LC — Least Concern

Hazel Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blanford's Bat	Hazel Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blanford's Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hazel Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Blanford's Bat

The Blanford's Bat (Hesperoptenus blanfordi) is a species in the genus Hesperoptenus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.