Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Elegant Polypore

Artibeus gnomus compared with Cerioporus varius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Elegant Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Cerioporus
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Cerioporus varius

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Elegant Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Elegant Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

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