Miller’s Mastiff Bat vs Winter Polypore

Molossus pretiosus compared with Lentinus brumalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Miller’s Mastiff Bat	Winter 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	Molossus	Lentinus
Species	Molossus pretiosus	Lentinus brumalis

Conservation Status

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Winter Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Miller’s Mastiff Bat	Winter 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.

Winter Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Sweden, and United States.