Black-Staining Polypore vs Meerkat

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Suricata suricatta

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Meerkat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Meripilaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Meripilus	Suricata
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Suricata suricatta

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Meerkat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Meerkat
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.

Meerkat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ecuador.

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.