Black-Staining Polypore vs Chinese Red Pika

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Ochotona erythrotis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Chinese Red Pika
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Meripilaceae	Ochotonidae
Genus	Meripilus	Ochotona
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Ochotona erythrotis

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Chinese Red Pika

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Chinese Red Pika
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 Red Pika

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 Red Pika

The Chinese Red Pika (Ochotona erythrotis) is a species in the genus Ochotona. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.