Black-Staining Polypore vs Fringed Long-footed Myotis

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Myotis fimbriatus

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Fringed Long-footed Myotis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Fringed Long-footed Myotis
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	Myotis
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Myotis fimbriatus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Fringed Long-footed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Fringed Long-footed Myotis
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.

Fringed Long-footed Myotis

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.