Black-Staining Polypore vs Forest Giant Squirrel

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Protoxerus stangeri

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Forest Giant Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Forest Giant 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	Protoxerus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Protoxerus stangeri

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Forest Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Forest Giant 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.

Forest Giant Squirrel

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.