Black-Staining Polypore vs Canyon Bat

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Parastrellus hesperus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Canyon 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	Parastrellus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Parastrellus hesperus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Canyon Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Canyon 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.

Canyon 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.

Canyon Bat

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