Black-Staining Polypore vs Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Spermophilus musicus

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Meripilaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Meripilus	Spermophilus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Spermophilus musicus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel
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.

Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel

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.

Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel

The Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus musicus) is a species in the genus Spermophilus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.