Black-Staining Polypore vs Large Japanese Mole

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Mogera wogura

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Large Japanese Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Meripilaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Meripilus	Mogera
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Mogera wogura

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Large Japanese Mole
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 Mole

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.