Japanese Long-eared Bat vs Rooting Polypore

Plecotus sacrimontis compared with Polyporus radicatus

Key Differences

• Japanese Long-eared Bat is Least Concern while Rooting Polypore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Long-eared Bat	Rooting Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Plecotus	Polyporus
Species	Plecotus sacrimontis	Polyporus radicatus

Conservation Status

Japanese Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Rooting Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Long-eared Bat	Rooting Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rooting Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.