Black-Staining Polypore vs Eurasian lynx

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Lynx lynx

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Eurasian lynx is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Eurasian lynx
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Meripilaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Meripilus	Lynx
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Lynx lynx

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Eurasian lynx

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Eurasian lynx
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.

Eurasian lynx

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and Ukraine. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway