Hemlock Varnish Shelf vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Ganoderma tsugae compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Key Differences

• Hemlock Varnish Shelf is Not Evaluated while Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hemlock Varnish Shelf	Patton’s Nectar 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	Hsunycteris
Species	Ganoderma tsugae	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

Hemlock Varnish Shelf

NE — Not Evaluated

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hemlock Varnish Shelf	Patton’s Nectar 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).

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.