Peterson's Free-tailed Bat vs Rooting Polypore

Mops petersoni compared with Polyporus radicatus

Key Differences

• Peterson's Free-tailed Bat is Near Threatened while Rooting Polypore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peterson's 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 petersoni	Polyporus radicatus

Conservation Status

Peterson's Free-tailed Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Rooting Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peterson's Free-tailed Bat	Rooting Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peterson's 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.