Large False Serotine vs White Cheese Polypore

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Tyromyces chioneus

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while White Cheese Polypore is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	White Cheese Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Tyromyces
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Tyromyces chioneus

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

White Cheese Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	White Cheese Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Cheese Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.