False Turkey-Tail vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Stereum ostrea compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Key Differences

• False Turkey-Tail is Not Evaluated while Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Turkey-Tail	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Stereaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Stereum	Hsunycteris
Species	Stereum ostrea	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

False Turkey-Tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Turkey-Tail	Patton’s Nectar Bat
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.

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.