Greyling Bracket vs Harmless Serotine

Postia tephroleuca compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

• Greyling Bracket is Least Concern while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greyling Bracket	Harmless Serotine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dacryobolaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Postia	Eptesicus
Species	Postia tephroleuca	Eptesicus innoxius

Conservation Status

Greyling Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greyling Bracket	Harmless Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greyling Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil).

Harmless Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.