Black-Staining Polypore vs blunt tellin

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Arcopagia crassa

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while blunt tellin is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	blunt tellin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Meripilaceae	Tellinidae
Genus	Meripilus	Arcopagia
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Arcopagia crassa

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	blunt tellin
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.

blunt tellin

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

blunt tellin

The Blunt tellin (Arcopagia crassa) is a species in the genus Arcopagia. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway