Elbowpatch Crust vs Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat

Fomitiporia punctata compared with Sturnira erythromos

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elbowpatch Crust	Hairy Yellow-shouldered 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	Sturnira
Species	Fomitiporia punctata	Sturnira erythromos

Conservation Status

Elbowpatch Crust

LC — Least Concern

Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elbowpatch Crust	Hairy Yellow-shouldered 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 Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.