Black-Staining Polypore vs Central Australian Rock Rat

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Zyzomys pedunculatus

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Central Australian Rock Rat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Central Australian Rock Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Meripilaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Meripilus	Zyzomys
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Zyzomys pedunculatus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Central Australian Rock Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Central Australian Rock Rat
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.

Central Australian Rock Rat

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.

Central Australian Rock Rat

The Central Australian Rock Rat (Zyzomys pedunculatus) is a species in the genus Zyzomys. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.