Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs White Cheese Polypore

Molossops temminckii compared with Tyromyces chioneus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	White Cheese Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Molossidae	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Molossops	Tyromyces
Species	Molossops temminckii	Tyromyces chioneus

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

White Cheese Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	White Cheese Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

White Cheese Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.