Black-Staining Polypore vs Giant Jumping Rat

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Hypogeomys antimena

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Giant Jumping Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Meripilaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Meripilus	Hypogeomys
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Hypogeomys antimena

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Giant Jumping 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 Jumping 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.