Black-Staining Polypore vs Burmese Hare

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Lepus peguensis

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Burmese Hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Burmese Hare
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Meripilaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Meripilus	Lepus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Lepus peguensis

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Burmese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Burmese Hare
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.

Burmese Hare

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.

Burmese Hare

The Burmese Hare (Lepus peguensis) is a species in the genus Lepus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.