Black-Staining Polypore vs Davids echymipera

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Echymipera davidi

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Davids echymipera is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Davids echymipera
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Meripilaceae	Peramelidae
Genus	Meripilus	Echymipera
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Echymipera davidi

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Davids echymipera

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Davids echymipera
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.

Davids echymipera

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.