Hemlock Varnish Shelf vs Pale-faced Bat

Ganoderma tsugae compared with Phylloderma stenops

Key Differences

• Hemlock Varnish Shelf is Not Evaluated while Pale-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hemlock Varnish Shelf	Pale-faced 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	Phylloderma
Species	Ganoderma tsugae	Phylloderma stenops

Conservation Status

Hemlock Varnish Shelf

NE — Not Evaluated

Pale-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hemlock Varnish Shelf	Pale-faced 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).

Pale-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.