Black-Staining Polypore vs Chinese Hare

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Lepus sinensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Chinese Hare
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Meripilaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Meripilus	Lepus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Lepus sinensis

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Chinese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Chinese Hare
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 Hare

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 Hare

The Chinese Hare (Lepus sinensis) is a species in the genus Lepus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.