Black-Staining Polypore vs Meller’s Mongoose

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Meller’s Mongoose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Meller’s Mongoose
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	Rhynchogale
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Rhynchogale melleri

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Meller’s Mongoose
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.

Meller’s Mongoose

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.