Black-Staining Polypore vs Northern Dwarf Bonneted Bat

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Eumops nanus

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Northern Dwarf Bonneted Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Northern Dwarf Bonneted Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Meripilaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Meripilus	Eumops
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Eumops nanus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Dwarf Bonneted Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Northern Dwarf Bonneted 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.

Northern Dwarf Bonneted Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.