vs Mexican Funnel-eared Bat

Hyphoderma occidentale compared with Natalus mexicanus

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Mexican Funnel-eared Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Mexican Funnel-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	Natalidae
Genus	Hyphoderma	Natalus
Species	Hyphoderma occidentale	Natalus mexicanus

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Mexican Funnel-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Mexican Funnel-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 Funnel-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.