Black-Staining Polypore vs Chinese Bamboo Rat

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Rhizomys sinensis

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Chinese Bamboo Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Chinese Bamboo Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Meripilaceae	Spalacidae
Genus	Meripilus	Rhizomys
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Rhizomys sinensis

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Chinese Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Chinese Bamboo 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.

Chinese Bamboo 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.

Chinese Bamboo Rat

The Chinese Bamboo Rat (Rhizomys sinensis) is a species in the genus Rhizomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.