Black-Staining Polypore vs Omilteme Cottontail

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Sylvilagus insonus

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Omilteme Cottontail is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Omilteme Cottontail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Meripilaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Meripilus	Sylvilagus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Sylvilagus insonus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Omilteme Cottontail

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Omilteme Cottontail
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.

Omilteme Cottontail

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.