Black-Staining Polypore vs Brown Slender Toad

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Ansonia leptopus

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Brown Slender Toad is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Brown Slender Toad
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Meripilaceae	Bufonidae
Genus	Meripilus	Ansonia
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Ansonia leptopus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Brown Slender Toad

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Brown Slender Toad
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 Slender Toad

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

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 Slender Toad

The Brown Slender Toad (Ansonia leptopus) is a species in the genus Ansonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.