Elbowpatch Crust vs Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

Fomitiporia punctata compared with Macroglossus sobrinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elbowpatch Crust	Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Fomitiporia	Macroglossus
Species	Fomitiporia punctata	Macroglossus sobrinus

Conservation Status

Elbowpatch Crust

LC — Least Concern

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elbowpatch Crust	Greater Long-nosed Fruit 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.

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.