Elbowpatch Crust vs Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat

Fomitiporia punctata compared with Chaerephon bemmeleni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elbowpatch Crust	Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Fomitiporia	Chaerephon
Species	Fomitiporia punctata	Chaerephon bemmeleni

Conservation Status

Elbowpatch Crust

LC — Least Concern

Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elbowpatch Crust	Gland-tailed Free-tailed 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.

Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.