Black-Staining Polypore vs Ornate Shrew

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Meripilaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Meripilus	Sorex
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Ornate Shrew
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.

Ornate Shrew

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.