Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat vs Rooting Polypore

Artibeus gnomus compared with Polyporus radicatus

Key Differences

• Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Rooting Polypore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Rooting 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	Polyporus
Species	Artibeus gnomus	Polyporus radicatus

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Rooting Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat	Rooting 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.

Rooting Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.