Black-Staining Polypore vs Greater Egyptian Gerbil

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Gerbillus pyramidum

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Greater Egyptian Gerbil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Greater Egyptian Gerbil
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Meripilaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Meripilus	Gerbillus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Gerbillus pyramidum

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater Egyptian Gerbil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Greater Egyptian Gerbil
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.

Greater Egyptian Gerbil

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.