Giant Elm Bracket vs Paraguana Common Mustached Bat

Rigidoporus ulmarius compared with Pteronotus paraguanensis

Key Differences

• Giant Elm Bracket is Not Evaluated while Paraguana Common Mustached Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Elm Bracket	Paraguana Common Mustached Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Meripilaceae	Mormoopidae
Genus	Rigidoporus	Pteronotus
Species	Rigidoporus ulmarius	Pteronotus paraguanensis

Conservation Status

Giant Elm Bracket

NE — Not Evaluated

Paraguana Common Mustached Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Elm Bracket	Paraguana Common Mustached 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.

Paraguana Common Mustached Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.