Black-Staining Polypore vs Giant Mole Shrew

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Anourosorex schmidi

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Giant Mole Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Giant Mole Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Meripilaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Meripilus	Anourosorex
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Anourosorex schmidi

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Giant Mole Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Giant Mole Shrew
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 Mole Shrew

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.