Black-Staining Polypore vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Meripilaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Meripilus	Atelerix
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Four-toed Hedgehog
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.

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.

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.