Black-Staining Polypore vs False Water Rat

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Xeromys myoides

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while False Water Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	False Water Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Meripilaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Meripilus	Xeromys
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Xeromys myoides

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	False Water Rat
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.

False Water Rat

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.