False Serotine Bat vs White Cheese Polypore

Hesperoptenus doriae compared with Tyromyces chioneus

Key Differences

• False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient while White Cheese Polypore is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Serotine Bat	White Cheese Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Tyromyces
Species	Hesperoptenus doriae	Tyromyces chioneus

Conservation Status

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

White Cheese Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Serotine Bat	White Cheese Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Cheese Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

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