Black-Staining Polypore vs Black-tailed Deermouse

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Peromyscus melanurus

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Black-tailed Deermouse is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Black-tailed Deermouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Meripilaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Meripilus	Peromyscus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Peromyscus melanurus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Black-tailed Deermouse

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Black-tailed Deermouse
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.

Black-tailed Deermouse

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.

Black-tailed Deermouse

The Black-tailed Deermouse (Peromyscus melanurus) is a species in the genus Peromyscus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.