Black-Staining Polypore vs Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Cynomops abrasus

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Meripilaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Meripilus	Cynomops
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Cynomops abrasus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Cinnamon Dog-faced 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.

Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia 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.

Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat

The Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat (Cynomops abrasus) is a species in the genus Cynomops. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.