Blackfoot Polypore vs Meerkat

Cerioporus leptocephalus compared with Suricata suricatta

Key Differences

• Blackfoot Polypore is Not Evaluated while Meerkat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackfoot Polypore	Meerkat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Polyporaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Cerioporus	Suricata
Species	Cerioporus leptocephalus	Suricata suricatta

Conservation Status

Blackfoot Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Meerkat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackfoot Polypore	Meerkat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackfoot Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Meerkat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ecuador.

Blackfoot Polypore

The Blackfoot Polypore (Cerioporus leptocephalus) is a species in the genus Cerioporus. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems. Found in United States.