Black-Staining Polypore vs Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Rhinolophus euryale

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Meripilaceae	Rhinolophidae
Genus	Meripilus	Rhinolophus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Rhinolophus euryale

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Mediterranean Horseshoe 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.

Mediterranean Horseshoe 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.