Black-Staining Polypore vs Chinese Shrew Mole

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Uropsilus soricipes

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Chinese Shrew Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Chinese Shrew Mole
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 Shrew Mole

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 Shrew Mole

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