Crowded Parchment vs Natterer's Bat

Stereum complicatum compared with Myotis nattereri

Key Differences

• Crowded Parchment is Not Evaluated while Natterer's Bat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowded Parchment	Natterer's Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Stereaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Stereum	Myotis
Species	Stereum complicatum	Myotis nattereri

Conservation Status

Crowded Parchment

NE — Not Evaluated

Natterer's Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowded Parchment	Natterer's Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crowded Parchment

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and United States.

Natterer's Bat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway