Black-Staining Polypore vs Little Pied Bat

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Chalinolobus picatus

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Little Pied Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Little Pied Bat
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	Chalinolobus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Chalinolobus picatus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Little Pied Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Little Pied 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.

Little Pied 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.