Black-Staining Polypore vs Gray Birch Mouse

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Sicista pseudonapaea

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Gray Birch Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Gray Birch Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Meripilaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Meripilus	Sicista
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Sicista pseudonapaea

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Birch Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Gray Birch Mouse
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 Birch Mouse

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.