Black-Staining Polypore vs Pale Gerbil

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Gerbillus perpallidus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Pale Gerbil
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Meripilaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Meripilus	Gerbillus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Gerbillus perpallidus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Pale Gerbil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Pale Gerbil
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 Gerbil

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.