vs Lesser Naked Bat

Hyphoderma occidentale compared with Cheiromeles parvidens

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Lesser Naked Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Lesser Naked 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	Cheiromeles
Species	Hyphoderma occidentale	Cheiromeles parvidens

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Lesser Naked 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.

Lesser Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.