Black-Staining Polypore vs Fiery Squirrel

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Sciurus flammifer

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Fiery Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Fiery Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Meripilaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Meripilus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Sciurus flammifer

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Fiery Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Fiery Squirrel
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.

Fiery Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.