Giant Elm Bracket vs Lesser Ghost Bat

Rigidoporus ulmarius compared with Diclidurus scutatus

Key Differences

• Giant Elm Bracket is Not Evaluated while Lesser Ghost Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Elm Bracket	Lesser Ghost 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	Diclidurus
Species	Rigidoporus ulmarius	Diclidurus scutatus

Conservation Status

Giant Elm Bracket

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Ghost Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Elm Bracket	Lesser Ghost 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.

Lesser Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.