Black-Staining Polypore vs Incan shrew opossum

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Lestoros inca

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Incan shrew opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Incan shrew opossum
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Paucituberculata (Paucituberculata)
Family	Meripilaceae	Caenolestidae
Genus	Meripilus	Lestoros
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Lestoros inca

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Incan shrew opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Incan shrew opossum
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.

Incan shrew opossum

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.