Black-Staining Polypore vs Brazilian Brown Bat

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Eptesicus brasiliensis

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Brazilian Brown Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Brazilian Brown Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Meripilaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Meripilus	Eptesicus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Eptesicus brasiliensis

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Brazilian Brown Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Brazilian Brown Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-Staining Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Brazilian Brown Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Black-Staining Polypore

The Black-Staining Polypore (Meripilus sumstinei) is a species in the genus Meripilus. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Brazilian Brown Bat

The Brazilian Brown Bat (Eptesicus brasiliensis) is a species in the genus Eptesicus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.