Black-Staining Polypore vs De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Thyroptera devivoi

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Meripilaceae	Thyropteridae
Genus	Meripilus	Thyroptera
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Thyroptera devivoi

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	De Vivo's Disk-winged 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.

De Vivo's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.