Black-Staining Polypore vs Brown Oak Tortrix

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Archips crataegana

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Brown Oak Tortrix is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Brown Oak Tortrix
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Meripilaceae	Tortricidae
Genus	Meripilus	Archips
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Archips crataegana

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Brown Oak Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Brown Oak Tortrix
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 Oak Tortrix

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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 Oak Tortrix

The Brown Oak Tortrix (Archips crataegana) is a species in the genus Archips. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway