Black-Staining Polypore vs Long-tailed Myotis

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Myotis longicaudatus

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Long-tailed Myotis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Long-tailed Myotis
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	Myotis
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Myotis longicaudatus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-tailed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Long-tailed Myotis
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.

Long-tailed Myotis

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.