Eastern Small-Footed Bat vs Tuberous Polypore

Myotis leibii compared with Polyporus tuberaster

Key Differences

• Eastern Small-Footed Bat is Endangered while Tuberous Polypore is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	Tuberous Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Myotis	Polyporus
Species	Myotis leibii	Polyporus tuberaster

Conservation Status

Eastern Small-Footed Bat

EN — Endangered

Tuberous Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	Tuberous Polypore
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.

Tuberous Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States