Black-Staining Polypore vs Giant Blind Mole Rat

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Spalax giganteus

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Giant Blind Mole Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Giant Blind Mole Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Meripilaceae	Spalacidae
Genus	Meripilus	Spalax
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Spalax giganteus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Giant Blind Mole Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Giant Blind Mole Rat
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 Blind Mole Rat

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.