Hemlock Varnish Shelf vs Little Black Serotine

Ganoderma tsugae compared with Eptesicus andinus

Key Differences

• Hemlock Varnish Shelf is Not Evaluated while Little Black Serotine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hemlock Varnish Shelf	Little Black Serotine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Polyporaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Ganoderma	Eptesicus
Species	Ganoderma tsugae	Eptesicus andinus

Conservation Status

Hemlock Varnish Shelf

NE — Not Evaluated

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hemlock Varnish Shelf	Little Black Serotine
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).

Little Black Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.