Black-Staining Polypore vs Dusky Tube-nosed Bat

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Murina fusca

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Dusky Tube-nosed Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Dusky Tube-nosed 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	Murina
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Murina fusca

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Dusky Tube-nosed 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.

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat

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.