Black-Staining Polypore vs Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Lonchophylla orienticollina

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Meripilaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Meripilus	Lonchophylla
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Lonchophylla orienticollina

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Eastern Cordilleran Nectar 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.

Eastern Cordilleran Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and 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.