Hoary Wattled Bat vs White Cheese Polypore

Chalinolobus nigrogriseus compared with Tyromyces chioneus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hoary Wattled Bat	White Cheese Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Chalinolobus	Tyromyces
Species	Chalinolobus nigrogriseus	Tyromyces chioneus

Conservation Status

Hoary Wattled Bat

LC — Least Concern

White Cheese Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hoary Wattled Bat	White Cheese Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hoary Wattled Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Cheese Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.