Black-Staining Polypore vs North African Hedgehog

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Atelerix algirus

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while North African Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	North African Hedgehog
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Meripilaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Meripilus	Atelerix
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Atelerix algirus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	North African Hedgehog
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.

North African Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across France, Malta, and Spain.

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.