vs Little Free-tailed Bat

Hyphoderma definitum compared with Chaerephon pumilus

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Little Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Little Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hyphodermataceae	Molossidae
Genus	Hyphoderma	Chaerephon
Species	Hyphoderma definitum	Chaerephon pumilus

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Little Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Little Free-tailed 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.

Little Free-tailed 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.