Black-Staining Polypore vs Brown-veined Wainscot

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Archanara dissoluta

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Brown-veined Wainscot is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Brown-veined Wainscot
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Meripilaceae	Noctuidae
Genus	Meripilus	Archanara
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Archanara dissoluta

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Brown-veined Wainscot

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Brown-veined Wainscot
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-veined Wainscot

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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-veined Wainscot

The Brown-veined Wainscot (Archanara dissoluta) is a species in the genus Archanara. It is currently classified as Vulnerable 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