Black-Staining Polypore vs New Caledonia Wattled Bat

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Chalinolobus neocaledonicus

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while New Caledonia Wattled Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	New Caledonia Wattled 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 neocaledonicus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

New Caledonia Wattled Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	New Caledonia Wattled 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.

New Caledonia Wattled 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.