Eastern Small-Footed Bat vs Jelly Rot

Myotis leibii compared with Phlebia tremellosa

Key Differences

• Eastern Small-Footed Bat is Endangered while Jelly Rot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	Jelly Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Meruliaceae
Genus	Myotis	Phlebia
Species	Myotis leibii	Phlebia tremellosa

Conservation Status

Eastern Small-Footed Bat

EN — Endangered

Jelly Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	Jelly Rot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Small-Footed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Jelly Rot

Habitat

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

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States