Black-Staining Polypore vs Ningbing false antechinus

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Pseudantechinus ningbing

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Ningbing false antechinus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Ningbing false antechinus
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Meripilaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Meripilus	Pseudantechinus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Pseudantechinus ningbing

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Ningbing false antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Ningbing false antechinus
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.

Ningbing false antechinus

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.