Black-Staining Polypore vs Jungle cat

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Felis chaus

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Jungle cat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Jungle cat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Meripilaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Meripilus	Felis (Small Cats)
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Felis chaus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Jungle cat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Jungle cat
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.

Jungle cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Russia.

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.