False Serotine Bat vs Red-Banded Polypore

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Fomitopsis pinicola

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while Red-Banded Polypore is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	Red-Banded Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Fomitopsidaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Fomitopsis
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Fomitopsis pinicola

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Red-Banded Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	Red-Banded Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-Banded Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).