Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs White Cheese Polypore

Mystacina tuberculata compared with Tyromyces chioneus

Key Differences

• Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Vulnerable while White Cheese Polypore is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	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	Mystacinidae	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Mystacina	Tyromyces
Species	Mystacina tuberculata	Tyromyces chioneus

Conservation Status

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

White Cheese Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	White Cheese Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

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.