Black-Staining Polypore vs Porter s Rock Rat

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Aconaemys porteri

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Porter s Rock Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Porter s Rock Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Meripilaceae	Octodontidae
Genus	Meripilus	Aconaemys
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Aconaemys porteri

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Porter s Rock Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Porter s Rock Rat
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.

Porter s Rock Rat

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.