Black-Staining Polypore vs Greater Long-tailed Hamster

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Tscherskia triton

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Greater Long-tailed Hamster is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Greater Long-tailed Hamster
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Meripilaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Meripilus	Tscherskia
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Tscherskia triton

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater Long-tailed Hamster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Greater Long-tailed Hamster
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 Long-tailed Hamster

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.