Black-Staining Polypore vs Eger’s Long-fingered Bat

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Miniopterus egeri

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Eger’s Long-fingered Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Eger’s Long-fingered Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Meripilaceae	Miniopteridae
Genus	Meripilus	Miniopterus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Miniopterus egeri

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Eger’s Long-fingered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Eger’s Long-fingered 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.

Eger’s Long-fingered 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.