Elbowpatch Crust vs Little Black Serotine

Fomitiporia punctata compared with Eptesicus andinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elbowpatch Crust	Little Black Serotine
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 andinus

Conservation Status

Elbowpatch Crust

LC — Least Concern

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elbowpatch Crust	Little Black Serotine
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.

Little Black Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.