Black-Staining Polypore vs Hyrcanian Field Mouse

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Apodemus hyrcanicus

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Hyrcanian Field Mouse is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Hyrcanian Field Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Meripilaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Meripilus	Apodemus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Apodemus hyrcanicus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Hyrcanian Field Mouse

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Hyrcanian Field Mouse
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.

Hyrcanian Field Mouse

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.