Black-Staining Polypore vs Hottentot Golden Mole

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Amblysomus hottentotus

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Hottentot Golden Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Hottentot 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 hottentotus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Hottentot Golden Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Hottentot 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.

Hottentot 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.