Black-Staining Polypore vs Mexican Fox Squirrel

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Sciurus nayaritensis

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Mexican Fox Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (菌界)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Polyporales (多孔菌目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Meripilaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Meripilus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Sciurus nayaritensis

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Mexican Fox Squirrel
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.

Mexican Fox Squirrel

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.