Fenton's Mastiff Bat vs

Molossus fentoni compared with Hyphoderma occidentale

Key Differences

• Fenton's Mastiff Bat is Least Concern while is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fenton's Mastiff Bat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Molossidae	Hyphodermataceae
Genus	Molossus	Hyphoderma
Species	Molossus fentoni	Hyphoderma occidentale

Conservation Status

Fenton's Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fenton's Mastiff Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fenton's Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Hyphoderma occidentale is a corticioid fungus in the family Polyporaceae, assessed as Data Deficient (DD). It grows as a thin, resupinate (crust-like) fruiting body on dead wood in forest habitats. Insufficient data on its distribution and population size make comprehensive conservation assessment difficult.