Black-Staining Polypore vs Jones's Roundleaf Bat

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Hipposideros jonesi

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Jones's Roundleaf Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Jones's Roundleaf Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Meripilaceae	Hipposideridae
Genus	Meripilus	Hipposideros
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Hipposideros jonesi

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Jones's Roundleaf Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Jones's Roundleaf 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.

Jones's Roundleaf 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.