Black-Staining Polypore vs Little Ground Squirrel

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Little Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Little Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Meripilaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Meripilus	Spermophilus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Little Ground Squirrel
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.

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.

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.