Elbowpatch Crust vs False Serotine Bat

Fomitiporia punctata compared with Hesperoptenus doriae

Key Differences

• Elbowpatch Crust is Least Concern while False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elbowpatch Crust	False Serotine Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Fomitiporia	Hesperoptenus
Species	Fomitiporia punctata	Hesperoptenus doriae

Conservation Status

Elbowpatch Crust

LC — Least Concern

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elbowpatch Crust	False Serotine Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elbowpatch Crust

Habitat

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

Range

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

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.