Black-Staining Polypore vs Chinese Desert cat

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Felis bieti

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Chinese Desert cat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Chinese Desert cat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Meripilaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Meripilus	Felis (Small Cats)
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Felis bieti

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Chinese Desert cat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Chinese Desert cat
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 Desert cat

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 Desert cat

The Chinese Desert cat (Felis bieti) is a species in the genus Felis. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.