Black-Staining Polypore vs Bobrinski’s Jerboa

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Allactodipus bobrinskii

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Bobrinski’s Jerboa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Bobrinski’s Jerboa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Meripilaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Meripilus	Allactodipus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Allactodipus bobrinskii

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Bobrinski’s Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Bobrinski’s Jerboa
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.

Bobrinski’s Jerboa

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.

Bobrinski’s Jerboa

The Bobrinski’s Jerboa (Allactodipus bobrinskii) is a species in the genus Allactodipus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.