vs Isabelle's Ghost Bat

Hyphoderma occidentale compared with Diclidurus isabella

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Isabelle's Ghost Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Isabelle's Ghost Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hyphodermataceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Hyphoderma	Diclidurus
Species	Hyphoderma occidentale	Diclidurus isabella

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Isabelle's Ghost Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Isabelle's Ghost 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 Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Isabelle's Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Hyphoderma occidentale is a corticioid fungus in the family Polyporaceae, assessed as Data Deficient (DD). It grows as a thin, resupinate (crust-like) fruiting body on dead wood in forest habitats. Insufficient data on its distribution and population size make comprehensive conservation assessment difficult.