Hoary Wattled Bat vs

Chalinolobus nigrogriseus compared with Hypoxylon petriniae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hoary Wattled Bat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Hypoxylaceae
Genus	Chalinolobus	Hypoxylon
Species	Chalinolobus nigrogriseus	Hypoxylon petriniae

Conservation Status

Hoary Wattled Bat

LC — Least Concern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hoary Wattled Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hoary Wattled Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Hypoxylon petriniae is a wood-inhabiting pyrenomycete fungus producing small, cushion-shaped stromata on dead hardwood bark. It inhabits temperate forests across Europe and related regions where suitable deadwood hosts are available. This saprotrophic fungus decomposes the cellulose and lignin of dead woody tissues.