Black-Staining Polypore vs Brown-bellied Broad-nosed Bat

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Platyrrhinus fusciventris

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Brown-bellied Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Brown-bellied Broad-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Meripilaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Meripilus	Platyrrhinus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Platyrrhinus fusciventris

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Brown-bellied Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Brown-bellied Broad-nosed 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.

Brown-bellied Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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.

Brown-bellied Broad-nosed Bat

The Brown-Bellied Broad-Nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus fusciventris) is a species in the genus Platyrrhinus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.