Greater Naked Bat vs Rooting Polypore

Cheiromeles torquatus compared with Polyporus radicatus

Key Differences

• Greater Naked Bat is Least Concern while Rooting Polypore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Naked Bat	Rooting Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Molossidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Cheiromeles	Polyporus
Species	Cheiromeles torquatus	Polyporus radicatus

Conservation Status

Greater Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Rooting Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Naked Bat	Rooting Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rooting Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.