vs Mexican Long-tongued Bat

Hyphoderma definitum compared with Choeronycteris mexicana

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Mexican Long-tongued Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Mexican Long-tongued 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	Choeronycteris
Species	Hyphoderma definitum	Choeronycteris mexicana

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Mexican Long-tongued Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Mexican Long-tongued 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.

Mexican Long-tongued 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.