vs Jamaican Fig-eating Bat

Hyphoderma definitum compared with Ariteus flavescens

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Jamaican Fig-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Jamaican Fig-eating Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hyphodermataceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Hyphoderma	Ariteus
Species	Hyphoderma definitum	Ariteus flavescens

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Jamaican Fig-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Jamaican Fig-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Jamaican Fig-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hyphoderma definitum is a corticioid fungus in the family Polyporaceae, assessed as Data Deficient (DD). It forms thin, resupinate fruiting bodies on decaying wood in forest habitats. Limited collection records make a comprehensive conservation assessment difficult.