False Serotine Bat vs Fragrant Bracket

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Trametes suaveolens

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Fragrant Bracket is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Fragrant Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Trametes
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Trametes suaveolens

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Fragrant Bracket

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Fragrant Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fragrant Bracket

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, Mediterranean forests and woodlands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.