Black-Staining Polypore vs Bronze quoll

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Dasyurus spartacus

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Bronze quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Bronze quoll
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Meripilaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Meripilus	Dasyurus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Dasyurus spartacus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Bronze quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Bronze quoll
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.

Bronze quoll

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.

Bronze quoll

The Bronze Quoll (Dasyurus spartacus) is a species in the genus Dasyurus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.