Black-Staining Polypore vs brown antechinus

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Antechinus stuartii

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while brown antechinus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	brown antechinus
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	Antechinus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Antechinus stuartii

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

brown antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	brown antechinus
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.

brown antechinus

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.

brown antechinus

The Brown Antechinus (Antechinus stuartii) is a species in the genus Antechinus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.