Black-Staining Polypore vs Brush-tailed Phascogale

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Phascogale pirata

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Brush-tailed Phascogale is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Brush-tailed Phascogale
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	Phascogale
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Phascogale pirata

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Brush-tailed Phascogale

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Brush-tailed Phascogale
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.

Brush-tailed Phascogale

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.

Brush-tailed Phascogale

The Brush-tailed Phascogale (Phascogale pirata) is a species in the genus Phascogale. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.