Black-Staining Polypore vs Panama Slender Opossum

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Marmosops invictus

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Panama Slender Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Panama Slender Opossum
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Meripilaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Meripilus	Marmosops
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Marmosops invictus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Panama Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Panama Slender Opossum
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.

Panama Slender Opossum

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.