Black-Staining Polypore vs Brandt s Ground Squirrel

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Spermophilus brevicauda

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Brandt s Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Brandt s Ground Squirrel
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	Spermophilus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Spermophilus brevicauda

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Brandt s Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Brandt s Ground Squirrel
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.

Brandt s Ground Squirrel

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.

Brandt s Ground Squirrel

The Brandt s ground squirrel (Spermophilus brevicauda) is a species in the genus Spermophilus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.