Black-Staining Polypore vs Plains Pocket Mouse

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Perognathus flavescens

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Plains Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Plains Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Meripilaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Meripilus	Perognathus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Perognathus flavescens

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Plains Pocket Mouse
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.

Plains Pocket Mouse

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.