Elbowpatch Crust vs Hairy Big-eared Bat

Fomitiporia punctata compared with Micronycteris hirsuta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elbowpatch Crust	Hairy Big-eared Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Fomitiporia	Micronycteris
Species	Fomitiporia punctata	Micronycteris hirsuta

Conservation Status

Elbowpatch Crust

LC — Least Concern

Hairy Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elbowpatch Crust	Hairy Big-eared 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.

Hairy Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.