Black-Staining Polypore vs Gray Marmot

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Marmota baibacina

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Gray Marmot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Gray Marmot
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Meripilaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Meripilus	Marmota
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Marmota baibacina

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Gray Marmot
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 Marmot

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.