Giant Elm Bracket vs Great Fruit-eating Bat

Rigidoporus ulmarius compared with Artibeus lituratus

Key Differences

• Giant Elm Bracket is Not Evaluated while Great Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Elm Bracket	Great Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Meripilaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Rigidoporus	Artibeus
Species	Rigidoporus ulmarius	Artibeus lituratus

Conservation Status

Giant Elm Bracket

NE — Not Evaluated

Great Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Elm Bracket	Great Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Elm Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and Portugal.

Great Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.