Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat vs Lumpy Bracket

Balantiopteryx infusca compared with Trametes gibbosa

Key Differences

• Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat is Endangered while Lumpy Bracket is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Lumpy Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Balantiopteryx	Trametes
Species	Balantiopteryx infusca	Trametes gibbosa

Conservation Status

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

EN — Endangered

Lumpy Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Lumpy Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Lumpy Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).