Little Black Serotine vs Smoky Bracket

Eptesicus andinus compared with Bjerkandera adusta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Black Serotine	Smoky Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Phanerochaetaceae
Genus	Eptesicus	Bjerkandera
Species	Eptesicus andinus	Bjerkandera adusta

Conservation Status

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Smoky Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Black Serotine	Smoky Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little Black Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Smoky Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).