Black-Staining Polypore vs Kelaart's Pipistrelle

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Pipistrellus ceylonicus

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Kelaart's Pipistrelle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Kelaart's Pipistrelle
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	Pipistrellus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Pipistrellus ceylonicus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Kelaart's Pipistrelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Kelaart's Pipistrelle
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.

Kelaart's Pipistrelle

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.