Black-Staining Polypore vs Papuan bandicoot

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Microperoryctes papuensis

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Papuan bandicoot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Papuan bandicoot
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Meripilaceae	Peramelidae
Genus	Meripilus	Microperoryctes
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Microperoryctes papuensis

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Papuan bandicoot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Papuan bandicoot
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.

Papuan bandicoot

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.