False Turkey-Tail vs Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Stereum ostrea compared with Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Key Differences

• False Turkey-Tail is Not Evaluated while Peale’s Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Turkey-Tail	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Stereaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Stereum	Nyctinomops
Species	Stereum ostrea	Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Conservation Status

False Turkey-Tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Turkey-Tail	Peale’s Free-tailed 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.

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.