Black-Staining Polypore vs Dark Woolly Bat

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Kerivoula furva

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Dark Woolly 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	Kerivoula
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Kerivoula furva

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Dark Woolly Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Dark Woolly 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.

Dark Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.