Black-Staining Polypore vs Mexican Long-tongued Bat

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Choeronycteris mexicana

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Mexican Long-tongued Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Mexican Long-tongued 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	Choeronycteris
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Choeronycteris mexicana

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican Long-tongued Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Mexican Long-tongued 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.

Mexican Long-tongued 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.