Black-Staining Polypore vs Bobak Marmot

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Marmota bobak

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Bobak Marmot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Bobak Marmot
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Meripilaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Meripilus	Marmota
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Marmota bobak

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Bobak Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Bobak Marmot
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.

Bobak Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.

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.

Bobak Marmot

The Bobak Marmot (Marmota bobak) is a species in the genus Marmota. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.