Black-Staining Polypore vs Bornean Water Shrew

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Chimarrogale phaeura

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Bornean Water Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Bornean Water Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Meripilaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Meripilus	Chimarrogale
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Chimarrogale phaeura

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Bornean Water Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Bornean Water Shrew
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 Water Shrew

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 Water Shrew

The Bornean Water Shrew (Chimarrogale phaeura) is a species in the genus Chimarrogale. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.