Miller’s Mastiff Bat vs White Cheese Polypore

Molossus pretiosus compared with Tyromyces chioneus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Miller’s Mastiff 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	Molossidae	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Molossus	Tyromyces
Species	Molossus pretiosus	Tyromyces chioneus

Conservation Status

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

White Cheese Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Miller’s Mastiff Bat	White Cheese Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia 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.