Blanford's Bat vs Tear Dropper

Hesperoptenus blanfordi compared with Cylindrobasidium laeve

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blanford's Bat	Tear Dropper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Physalacriaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Cylindrobasidium
Species	Hesperoptenus blanfordi	Cylindrobasidium laeve

Conservation Status

Blanford's Bat

LC — Least Concern

Tear Dropper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blanford's Bat	Tear Dropper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blanford's Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tear Dropper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.