Black-Staining Polypore vs Broad-footed Rhipidomys

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Rhipidomys latimanus

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Broad-footed Rhipidomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Broad-footed Rhipidomys
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Meripilaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Meripilus	Rhipidomys
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Rhipidomys latimanus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Broad-footed Rhipidomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Broad-footed Rhipidomys
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.

Broad-footed Rhipidomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.

Broad-footed Rhipidomys

The Broad-footed Rhipidomys (Rhipidomys latimanus) is a species in the genus Rhipidomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.