Black-Staining Polypore vs Deer Mouse

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Peromyscus maniculatus

Key Differences

Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Deer Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Deer Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Meripilaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Meripilus	Peromyscus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Peromyscus maniculatus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Deer Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Deer Mouse
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.

Deer Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

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.