Black-Staining Polypore vs Northern Marsupial Mole

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Notoryctes caurinus

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Northern Marsupial Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Northern Marsupial Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Notoryctemorphia (Notoryctemorphia)
Family	Meripilaceae	Notoryctidae
Genus	Meripilus	Notoryctes
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Notoryctes caurinus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Marsupial Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Northern Marsupial Mole
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.

Northern Marsupial Mole

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.