Elbowpatch Crust vs Niangara Free-tailed Bat

Fomitiporia punctata compared with Mops niangarae

Key Differences

• Elbowpatch Crust is Least Concern while Niangara Free-tailed Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elbowpatch Crust	Niangara Free-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	Molossidae
Genus	Fomitiporia	Mops
Species	Fomitiporia punctata	Mops niangarae

Conservation Status

Elbowpatch Crust

LC — Least Concern

Niangara Free-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elbowpatch Crust	Niangara Free-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.

Niangara Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.