Black-Staining Polypore vs Blackcurrant

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Antidesma parvifolium

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Blackcurrant
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Meripilaceae	Phyllanthaceae
Genus	Meripilus	Antidesma
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Antidesma parvifolium

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Blackcurrant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Blackcurrant
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.

Blackcurrant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.

Blackcurrant

The Blackcurrant (Antidesma parvifolium) is a species in the genus Antidesma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.