Black-Staining Polypore vs Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Solisorex pearsoni

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Pearson's Long-clawed 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	Solisorex
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Solisorex pearsoni

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Pearson's Long-clawed Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Pearson's Long-clawed 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.

Pearson's Long-clawed 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.