Black-Staining Polypore vs Dice s Cottontail

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Sylvilagus dicei

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Dice s Cottontail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Dice s Cottontail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Meripilaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Meripilus	Sylvilagus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Sylvilagus dicei

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Dice s Cottontail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Dice s Cottontail
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.

Dice s Cottontail

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.