Black-Staining Polypore vs Blanford's fox

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Vulpes cana

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Blanford's fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Blanford's fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Meripilaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Meripilus	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Vulpes cana

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Blanford's fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Blanford's fox
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.

Blanford's fox

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.

Blanford's fox

The Blanford's fox (Vulpes cana) is a species in the genus Vulpes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.