Elbowpatch Crust vs Japanese Short-tailed Bat

Fomitiporia punctata compared with Eptesicus japonensis

Key Differences

• Elbowpatch Crust is Least Concern while Japanese Short-tailed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elbowpatch Crust	Japanese Short-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	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Fomitiporia	Eptesicus
Species	Fomitiporia punctata	Eptesicus japonensis

Conservation Status

Elbowpatch Crust

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Short-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elbowpatch Crust	Japanese Short-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.

Japanese Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.