Black-Staining Polypore vs Californian Leaf-nosed Bat

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Macrotus californicus

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Californian Leaf-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Californian Leaf-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	Macrotus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Macrotus californicus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Californian Leaf-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Californian Leaf-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.

Californian Leaf-nosed Bat

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.

Californian Leaf-nosed Bat

The Californian Leaf-nosed Bat (Macrotus californicus) is a species in the genus Macrotus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.