Black-Staining Polypore vs Bronze Sprite

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Arielulus circumdatus

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Bronze Sprite is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Bronze Sprite
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	Arielulus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Arielulus circumdatus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Bronze Sprite

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Bronze Sprite
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.

Bronze Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Bronze Sprite

The Bronze Sprite (Arielulus circumdatus) is a species in the genus Arielulus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.