Black-Staining Polypore vs Pig-footed bandicoot

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Chaeropus ecaudatus

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Pig-footed bandicoot is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Pig-footed bandicoot
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Meripilaceae	Chaeropodidae
Genus	Meripilus	Chaeropus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Chaeropus ecaudatus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Pig-footed bandicoot

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Pig-footed 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.

Pig-footed 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.