Flower-faced Bat vs Red-Banded Polypore

Anthops ornatus compared with Fomitopsis pinicola

Key Differences

• Flower-faced Bat is Vulnerable while Red-Banded Polypore is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flower-faced Bat	Red-Banded Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Hipposideridae	Fomitopsidaceae
Genus	Anthops	Fomitopsis
Species	Anthops ornatus	Fomitopsis pinicola

Conservation Status

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Red-Banded Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flower-faced Bat	Red-Banded Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flower-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-Banded Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).