Black-Staining Polypore vs Chinese Mole Shrew

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Anourosorex squamipes

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Chinese Mole Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Meripilaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Meripilus	Anourosorex
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Anourosorex squamipes

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Chinese Mole Shrew
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 Mole Shrew

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 Mole Shrew

The Chinese Mole Shrew (Anourosorex squamipes) is a species in the genus Anourosorex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.