Bale Mountains Vervet vs Black-Staining Polypore

Chlorocebus djamdjamensis compared with Meripilus sumstinei

Key Differences

• Bale Mountains Vervet is Vulnerable while Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bale Mountains Vervet	Black-Staining Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Meripilaceae
Genus	Chlorocebus	Meripilus
Species	Chlorocebus djamdjamensis	Meripilus sumstinei

Conservation Status

Bale Mountains Vervet

VU — Vulnerable

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bale Mountains Vervet	Black-Staining Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bale Mountains Vervet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-Staining Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Bale Mountains Vervet

The Bale Mountains Vervet (Chlorocebus djamdjamensis) is a species in the genus Chlorocebus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. 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.