vs Large-eared Pied Bat

Hydnellum compactum compared with Chalinolobus dwyeri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Large-eared Pied Bat
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Thelephorales (Thelephorales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Bankeraceae Vespertilionidae
Genus Hydnellum Chalinolobus
Species Hydnellum compactum Chalinolobus dwyeri

Conservation Status

VU — Vulnerable

Large-eared Pied Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Large-eared Pied Bat
Diet
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Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Large-eared Pied Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hydnellum compactum is a stipitate, tooth fungus with a compact, brownish-orange to rusty-brown cap surface covered in spines on the underside. It grows on the forest floor in coniferous forests across Europe and parts of North America, forming ectomycorrhizal associations with trees. This fungus obtains nutrients by forming mutualistic partnerships with the roots of pine, spruce, and fir trees.

Large-eared Pied Bat

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