Black-Staining Polypore vs Losea Rat

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Rattus losea

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Losea Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Losea Rat
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	Rattus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Rattus losea

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Losea Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Losea Rat
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.

Losea Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.