Black-Staining Polypore vs Coppery Sprite

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Arielulus cuprosus

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Coppery Sprite is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Coppery Sprite
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	Arielulus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Arielulus cuprosus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Coppery Sprite

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Coppery Sprite
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.

Coppery Sprite

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.