Black-Staining Polypore vs Diminutive Serotine

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Eptesicus diminutus

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Diminutive Serotine is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Diminutive Serotine
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	Eptesicus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Eptesicus diminutus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Diminutive Serotine

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Diminutive Serotine
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.

Diminutive Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in 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.