Midas Free-tailed Bat vs Rooting Polypore

Mops midas compared with Polyporus radicatus

Key Differences

• Midas Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Rooting Polypore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midas Free-tailed Bat	Rooting Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Molossidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Mops	Polyporus
Species	Mops midas	Polyporus radicatus

Conservation Status

Midas Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Rooting Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midas Free-tailed Bat	Rooting Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midas Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rooting Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.