Black-Staining Polypore vs Grandidier's Trident Bat

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Paratriaenops auritus

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Grandidier's Trident Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Grandidier's Trident Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Meripilaceae	Rhinonycteridae
Genus	Meripilus	Paratriaenops
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Paratriaenops auritus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Grandidier's Trident Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Grandidier's Trident 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.

Grandidier's Trident 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.