Black-Staining Polypore vs Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Dendrogale melanura

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Meripilaceae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Meripilus	Dendrogale
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Dendrogale melanura

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew
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.

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

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.

Bornean Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

The Bornean Smooth-tailed Treeshrew (Dendrogale melanura) is a species in the genus Dendrogale. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.