vs Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat

Hydnellum compactum compared with Sturnira luisi

Key Differences

• is Vulnerable while Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family	Bankeraceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Sturnira
Species	Hydnellum compactum	Sturnira luisi

Conservation Status

VU — Vulnerable

Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Hydnellum compactum is a stipitate, tooth fungus with a compact, brownish-orange to rusty-brown cap surface covered in spines on the underside. It grows on the forest floor in coniferous forests across Europe and parts of North America, forming ectomycorrhizal associations with trees. This fungus obtains nutrients by forming mutualistic partnerships with the roots of pine, spruce, and fir trees.