Black-Staining Polypore vs Naked-rumped Pouched Bat

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Saccolaimus saccolaimus

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Naked-rumped Pouched Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Naked-rumped Pouched Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Meripilaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Meripilus	Saccolaimus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Saccolaimus saccolaimus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Naked-rumped Pouched Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Naked-rumped Pouched 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.

Naked-rumped Pouched 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.