Elegant Polypore vs Harmless Serotine

Cerioporus varius compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

• Elegant Polypore is Least Concern while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Polypore	Harmless Serotine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Polyporaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Cerioporus	Eptesicus
Species	Cerioporus varius	Eptesicus innoxius

Conservation Status

Elegant Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Polypore	Harmless Serotine
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.

Harmless Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.