Hemlock Varnish Shelf vs Jamaican fruit bat

Ganoderma tsugae compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Hemlock Varnish Shelf is Not Evaluated while Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hemlock Varnish Shelf	Jamaican fruit bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Polyporaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Ganoderma	Artibeus
Species	Ganoderma tsugae	Artibeus jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Hemlock Varnish Shelf

NE — Not Evaluated

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hemlock Varnish Shelf	Jamaican fruit bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hemlock Varnish Shelf

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.