Blanford's Bat vs Root Rot

Hesperoptenus blanfordi compared with Heterobasidion annosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blanford's Bat	Root Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Bondarzewiaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Heterobasidion
Species	Hesperoptenus blanfordi	Heterobasidion annosum

Conservation Status

Blanford's Bat

LC — Least Concern

Root Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blanford's Bat	Root Rot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blanford's Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Root Rot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Norway, and Portugal.

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.