Black-Staining Polypore vs Cameroonian Shrew

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Crocidura picea

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Cameroonian Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Cameroonian Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Meripilaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Meripilus	Crocidura
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Crocidura picea

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Cameroonian Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Cameroonian Shrew
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.

Cameroonian Shrew

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.

Cameroonian Shrew

The Cameroonian Shrew (Crocidura picea) is a species in the genus Crocidura. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.