Black-Staining Polypore vs Neblina Slender Opossum

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Marmosops neblina

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Neblina Slender Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Neblina Slender Opossum
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Meripilaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Meripilus	Marmosops
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Marmosops neblina

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Neblina Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Neblina Slender Opossum
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.

Neblina Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.