Black-Staining Polypore vs Green Bush Squirrel

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Paraxerus poensis

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Green Bush Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Green Bush Squirrel
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	Paraxerus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Paraxerus poensis

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Green Bush Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Green Bush Squirrel
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.

Green Bush Squirrel

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.