Black-Staining Polypore vs Highveld Golden Mole

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Amblysomus septentrionalis

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Highveld Golden Mole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Highveld Golden Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Meripilaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Meripilus	Amblysomus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Amblysomus septentrionalis

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Highveld Golden Mole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Highveld Golden Mole
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.

Highveld Golden Mole

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.