Elbowpatch Crust vs Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Fomitiporia punctata compared with Acerodon jubatus

Key Differences

• Elbowpatch Crust is Least Concern while Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elbowpatch Crust	Golden-capped Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Fomitiporia	Acerodon
Species	Fomitiporia punctata	Acerodon jubatus

Conservation Status

Elbowpatch Crust

LC — Least Concern

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elbowpatch Crust	Golden-capped Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elbowpatch Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.