Black-Staining Polypore vs Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Lionycteris spurrelli

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Chestnut Long-tongued Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Chestnut Long-tongued 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	Lionycteris
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Lionycteris spurrelli

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Chestnut Long-tongued 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.

Chestnut Long-tongued 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.

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

The Chestnut Long-tongued Bat (Lionycteris spurrelli) is a species in the genus Lionycteris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.