Black-Staining Polypore vs Great Jerboa

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Allactaga major

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Great Jerboa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Great Jerboa
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	Allactaga
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Allactaga major

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Great Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Great Jerboa
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.

Great Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ukraine.

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.