Black-Staining Polypore vs Ethiopian Highland Hare

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Lepus starcki

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Ethiopian Highland Hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Ethiopian Highland Hare
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	Lepus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Lepus starcki

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Ethiopian Highland Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Ethiopian Highland Hare
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.

Ethiopian Highland Hare

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.