Black-Staining Polypore vs Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Hipposideros galeritus

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Cantor's 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	Hipposideridae
Genus	Meripilus	Hipposideros
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Hipposideros galeritus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Cantor's 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.

Cantor's 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.

Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat

The Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat (Hipposideros galeritus) is a species in the genus Hipposideros. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.