Elbowpatch Crust vs Lesueur's Hairy Bat

Fomitiporia punctata compared with Cistugo lesueuri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elbowpatch Crust	Lesueur's Hairy Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Cistugidae
Genus	Fomitiporia	Cistugo
Species	Fomitiporia punctata	Cistugo lesueuri

Conservation Status

Elbowpatch Crust

LC — Least Concern

Lesueur's Hairy Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elbowpatch Crust	Lesueur's Hairy 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.

Lesueur's Hairy Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.