Black-Staining Polypore vs Gray Mouse Opossum

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Tlacuatzin canescens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Gray Mouse Opossum
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Meripilaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Meripilus	Tlacuatzin
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Tlacuatzin canescens

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Gray Mouse Opossum
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 Mouse Opossum

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.