Black-Staining Polypore vs Jamaican Fig-eating Bat

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Ariteus flavescens

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Jamaican Fig-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Jamaican Fig-eating Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Meripilaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Meripilus	Ariteus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Ariteus flavescens

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Jamaican Fig-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Jamaican Fig-eating 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.

Jamaican Fig-eating 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.