Black-Staining Polypore vs Large Oecomys

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Oecomys superans

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Large Oecomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Large Oecomys
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Meripilaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Meripilus	Oecomys
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Oecomys superans

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Oecomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Large Oecomys
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.

Large Oecomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.