Elegant Polypore vs Little Black Serotine

Cerioporus varius compared with Eptesicus andinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Polypore	Little Black 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 andinus

Conservation Status

Elegant Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Polypore	Little Black 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.

Little Black Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.