Black-Staining Polypore vs Carriker's Round-eared Bat

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Lophostoma carrikeri

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Carriker's Round-eared Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Carriker's Round-eared 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	Lophostoma
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Lophostoma carrikeri

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Carriker's Round-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Carriker's Round-eared 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.

Carriker's Round-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.

Carriker's Round-eared Bat

The Carriker's Round-eared Bat (Lophostoma carrikeri) is a species in the genus Lophostoma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.