Black-Staining Polypore vs Desert Pocket Gopher

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Geomys arenarius

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Desert Pocket Gopher is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Desert Pocket Gopher
Kingdom	Fungi (nấm)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)
Family	Meripilaceae	Geomyidae
Genus	Meripilus	Geomys
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Geomys arenarius

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Desert Pocket Gopher

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Desert Pocket Gopher
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.

Desert Pocket Gopher

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.