Black-Staining Polypore vs Mongolian Three-toed Jerboa

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Stylodipus andrewsi

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Mongolian Three-toed Jerboa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Mongolian Three-toed Jerboa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Meripilaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Meripilus	Stylodipus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Stylodipus andrewsi

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Mongolian Three-toed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Mongolian Three-toed Jerboa
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.

Mongolian Three-toed Jerboa

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.