Little Black Serotine vs White Cheese Polypore

Eptesicus andinus compared with Tyromyces chioneus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Black 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	Eptesicus	Tyromyces
Species	Eptesicus andinus	Tyromyces chioneus

Conservation Status

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

White Cheese Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Black Serotine	White Cheese Polypore
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.

White Cheese Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

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