Black-Staining Polypore vs Dwarf Hutia

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Mesocapromys nanus

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Dwarf Hutia is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Dwarf Hutia
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Meripilaceae	Capromyidae
Genus	Meripilus	Mesocapromys
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Mesocapromys nanus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Dwarf Hutia

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Dwarf Hutia
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.

Dwarf Hutia

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.