Black-Staining Polypore vs Pale fox

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Vulpes pallida

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Pale fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Pale fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Meripilaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Meripilus	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Vulpes pallida

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Pale fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Pale fox
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.

Pale fox

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.