Black-Staining Polypore vs Blind Mole

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Talpa caeca

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Blind Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Blind Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Meripilaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Meripilus	Talpa
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Talpa caeca

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Blind Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Blind Mole
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.

Blind Mole

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.

Blind Mole

The Blind Mole (Talpa caeca) is a species in the genus Talpa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.