Black-Staining Polypore vs Isarog Shrew Mouse

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Archboldomys luzonensis

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Isarog Shrew Mouse is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Isarog Shrew 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	Archboldomys
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Archboldomys luzonensis

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Isarog Shrew Mouse

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Isarog Shrew 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.

Isarog Shrew 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.