Black-Staining Polypore vs Grizzled Tree-kangaroo

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Dendrolagus inustus

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Grizzled Tree-kangaroo is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Grizzled Tree-kangaroo
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Meripilaceae	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Meripilus	Dendrolagus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Dendrolagus inustus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Grizzled Tree-kangaroo

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Grizzled Tree-kangaroo
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.

Grizzled Tree-kangaroo

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.