Blackfoot Polypore vs Northern Birch Mouse

Cerioporus leptocephalus compared with Sicista betulina

Key Differences

• Blackfoot Polypore is Not Evaluated while Northern Birch Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackfoot Polypore	Northern Birch Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polyporaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Cerioporus	Sicista
Species	Cerioporus leptocephalus	Sicista betulina

Conservation Status

Blackfoot Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Birch Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackfoot Polypore	Northern Birch Mouse
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.

Northern Birch Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and Ukraine.

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.