Giant Elm Bracket vs Lesser Naked Bat

Rigidoporus ulmarius compared with Cheiromeles parvidens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Elm Bracket	Lesser Naked Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Meripilaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Rigidoporus	Cheiromeles
Species	Rigidoporus ulmarius	Cheiromeles parvidens

Conservation Status

Giant Elm Bracket

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Elm Bracket	Lesser Naked 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 Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.