Black-Staining Polypore vs Harlequin Bat

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Scotomanes ornatus

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Harlequin Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Harlequin Bat
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	Scotomanes
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Scotomanes ornatus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Harlequin Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Harlequin 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.

Harlequin 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.