Black-Staining Polypore vs Eastern Mole

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Meripilaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Meripilus	Scalopus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Eastern Mole
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.

Eastern Mole

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.