vs Mexican Big-eared Bat

Hyphoderma occidentale compared with Corynorhinus mexicanus

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Mexican Big-eared Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Mexican Big-eared Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hyphodermataceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Hyphoderma	Corynorhinus
Species	Hyphoderma occidentale	Corynorhinus mexicanus

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Mexican Big-eared Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Mexican Big-eared 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.

Mexican Big-eared 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.