Black-Staining Polypore vs Desert Dormouse

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Selevinia betpakdalaensis

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Desert Dormouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Desert Dormouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Meripilaceae	Gliridae
Genus	Meripilus	Selevinia
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Selevinia betpakdalaensis

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Desert Dormouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Desert Dormouse
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.

Desert Dormouse

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.