Black-Staining Polypore vs Isabelle's Ghost Bat

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Diclidurus isabella

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Isabelle's Ghost Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Isabelle's Ghost Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Meripilaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Meripilus	Diclidurus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Diclidurus isabella

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Isabelle's Ghost Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Isabelle's Ghost 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.

Isabelle's Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.