Black-Staining Polypore vs bristly bearberry

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Arctostaphylos columbiana

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while bristly bearberry is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	bristly bearberry
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Meripilaceae	Ericaceae
Genus	Meripilus	Arctostaphylos
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Arctostaphylos columbiana

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	bristly bearberry
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.

bristly bearberry

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.

bristly bearberry

The Bristly bearberry (Arctostaphylos columbiana) is a species in the genus Arctostaphylos. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.