Black-Staining Polypore vs Indochinese Chiromyscus

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Chiromyscus chiropus

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Indochinese Chiromyscus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Indochinese Chiromyscus
Kingdom	Fungi (грибы)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Polyporales (полипоровые)	Rodentia (грызуны)
Family	Meripilaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Meripilus	Chiromyscus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Chiromyscus chiropus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Indochinese Chiromyscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Indochinese Chiromyscus
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.

Indochinese Chiromyscus

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.