Hairy Big-eared Bat vs Lacquered Bracket

Micronycteris hirsuta compared with Ganoderma lucidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Big-eared Bat	Lacquered Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Micronycteris	Ganoderma
Species	Micronycteris hirsuta	Ganoderma lucidum

Conservation Status

Hairy Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Big-eared Bat	Lacquered Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Lacquered Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).