Black-Staining Polypore vs Giant bandicoot

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Peroryctes broadbenti

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Giant bandicoot is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Giant bandicoot
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Meripilaceae	Peramelidae
Genus	Meripilus	Peroryctes
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Peroryctes broadbenti

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Giant bandicoot

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Giant bandicoot
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.

Giant bandicoot

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.