Black-Staining Polypore vs Daurian Hedgehog

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Mesechinus dauuricus

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Daurian Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Daurian Hedgehog
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Meripilaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Meripilus	Mesechinus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Mesechinus dauuricus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Daurian Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Daurian Hedgehog
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.

Daurian Hedgehog

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.