Frosted Sac-winged Bat vs Rooting Polypore

Saccopteryx canescens compared with Polyporus radicatus

Key Differences

• Frosted Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while Rooting Polypore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Frosted Sac-winged Bat	Rooting Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Saccopteryx	Polyporus
Species	Saccopteryx canescens	Polyporus radicatus

Conservation Status

Frosted Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Rooting Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Frosted Sac-winged Bat	Rooting Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Frosted Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Rooting Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.