Hemlock Varnish Shelf vs Lesser Ghost Bat

Ganoderma tsugae compared with Diclidurus scutatus

Key Differences

• Hemlock Varnish Shelf is Not Evaluated while Lesser Ghost Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hemlock Varnish Shelf	Lesser Ghost Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Polyporaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Ganoderma	Diclidurus
Species	Ganoderma tsugae	Diclidurus scutatus

Conservation Status

Hemlock Varnish Shelf

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Ghost Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hemlock Varnish Shelf	Lesser Ghost 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).

Lesser Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.