Black-Staining Polypore vs Merriam's kangaroo rat

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Dipodomys merriami

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Merriam's kangaroo rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Merriam's kangaroo rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Meripilaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Meripilus	Dipodomys
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Dipodomys merriami

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Merriam's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Merriam's kangaroo 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.

Merriam's kangaroo rat

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.