Eastern Red Bat vs Root Rot

Lasiurus borealis compared with Heterobasidion annosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Red Bat	Root Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Bondarzewiaceae
Genus	Lasiurus	Heterobasidion
Species	Lasiurus borealis	Heterobasidion annosum

Conservation Status

Eastern Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Root Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Red Bat	Root Rot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Root Rot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Norway, and Portugal.