Hemlock Varnish Shelf vs Lesser Naked Bat

Ganoderma tsugae compared with Cheiromeles parvidens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Hemlock Varnish Shelf

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hemlock Varnish Shelf	Lesser Naked 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 Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.