Black-Staining Polypore vs Large Japanese Field Mouse

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Apodemus speciosus

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Large Japanese Field Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Large Japanese 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 speciosus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Japanese Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Large Japanese 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.

Large Japanese 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.