Black-Staining Polypore vs Northern Pika

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Ochotona hyperborea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Northern Pika
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Meripilaceae	Ochotonidae
Genus	Meripilus	Ochotona
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Ochotona hyperborea

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Pika

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Northern Pika
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 Pika

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.