MacConnell's Bat vs Red-Banded Polypore

Mesophylla macconnelli compared with Fomitopsis pinicola

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	MacConnell's Bat	Red-Banded Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Fomitopsidaceae
Genus	Mesophylla	Fomitopsis
Species	Mesophylla macconnelli	Fomitopsis pinicola

Conservation Status

MacConnell's Bat

LC — Least Concern

Red-Banded Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	MacConnell's Bat	Red-Banded Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

MacConnell's Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Red-Banded Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).