Black-Staining Polypore vs Budin's grass mouse

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Akodon budini

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Budin's grass mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Budin's grass mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Meripilaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Meripilus	Akodon
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Akodon budini

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Budin's grass mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Budin's grass mouse
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.

Budin's grass mouse

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.

Budin's grass mouse

The Budin'S Grass Mouse (Akodon budini) is a species in the genus Akodon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.