Giant Elm Bracket vs Greater Sac-winged Bat

Rigidoporus ulmarius compared with Saccopteryx bilineata

Key Differences

• Giant Elm Bracket is Not Evaluated while Greater Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Elm Bracket	Greater Sac-winged Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Meripilaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Rigidoporus	Saccopteryx
Species	Rigidoporus ulmarius	Saccopteryx bilineata

Conservation Status

Giant Elm Bracket

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Elm Bracket	Greater Sac-winged 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.

Greater Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.