Elegant Polypore vs Flower-faced Bat

Cerioporus varius compared with Anthops ornatus

Key Differences

• Elegant Polypore is Least Concern while Flower-faced Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Polypore	Flower-faced Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Polyporaceae	Hipposideridae
Genus	Cerioporus	Anthops
Species	Cerioporus varius	Anthops ornatus

Conservation Status

Elegant Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Polypore	Flower-faced Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Flower-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.