Black-Staining Polypore vs Fishing Cat

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Prionailurus viverrinus

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Fishing Cat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Fishing Cat
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	Prionailurus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Prionailurus viverrinus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Fishing Cat
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.

Fishing Cat

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.