Black-Staining Polypore vs Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Nephelomys moerex

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Meripilaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Meripilus	Nephelomys
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Nephelomys moerex

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Gray-bellied Rice 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.

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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.