Fragrant Bracket vs Harmless Serotine

Trametes suaveolens compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

• Fragrant Bracket is Endangered while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fragrant Bracket	Harmless Serotine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Polyporaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Trametes	Eptesicus
Species	Trametes suaveolens	Eptesicus innoxius

Conservation Status

Fragrant Bracket

EN — Endangered

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fragrant Bracket	Harmless Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fragrant Bracket

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, Mediterranean forests and woodlands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Harmless Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.