Black-Staining Polypore vs Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Phyllostomus elongatus

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Lesser Spear-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Lesser Spear-nosed 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	Phyllostomus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Phyllostomus elongatus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Lesser Spear-nosed 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.

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and 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.