Brown Funnel Polypore vs Lesser Noctule

Coltricia perennis compared with Nyctalus leisleri

Key Differences

• Brown Funnel Polypore is Least Concern while Lesser Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Funnel Polypore	Lesser Noctule
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Coltricia	Nyctalus
Species	Coltricia perennis	Nyctalus leisleri

Conservation Status

Brown Funnel Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Funnel Polypore	Lesser Noctule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Funnel Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Lesser Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Sweden, and Ukraine. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Brown Funnel Polypore

The Brown Funnel Polypore (Coltricia perennis) is a species in the genus Coltricia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden