Black-Staining Polypore vs Blarinine Akodont

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Blarinomys breviceps

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Blarinine Akodont is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Blarinine Akodont
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	Blarinomys
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Blarinomys breviceps

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Blarinine Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Blarinine Akodont
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.

Blarinine Akodont

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.

Blarinine Akodont

The Blarinine Akodont (Blarinomys breviceps) is a species in the genus Blarinomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.