Black-Staining Polypore vs Halmaheran Blossom Bat

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Syconycteris carolinae

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Halmaheran Blossom Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Halmaheran Blossom Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Meripilaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Meripilus	Syconycteris
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Syconycteris carolinae

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Halmaheran Blossom Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Halmaheran Blossom 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.

Halmaheran Blossom 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.