Handley's Nectar Bat vs White Cheese Polypore

Lonchophylla handleyi compared with Tyromyces chioneus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley's Nectar Bat	White Cheese Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Lonchophylla	Tyromyces
Species	Lonchophylla handleyi	Tyromyces chioneus

Conservation Status

Handley's Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

White Cheese Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley's Nectar Bat	White Cheese Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Handley's Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

White Cheese Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.