False Turkey-Tail vs Fringed Myotis

Stereum ostrea compared with Myotis thysanodes

Key Differences

• False Turkey-Tail is Not Evaluated while Fringed Myotis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Turkey-Tail	Fringed Myotis
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Stereaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Stereum	Myotis
Species	Stereum ostrea	Myotis thysanodes

Conservation Status

False Turkey-Tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Fringed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Turkey-Tail	Fringed Myotis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Turkey-Tail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, Taiwan, and United States.

Fringed Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.