Black-Staining Polypore vs Blue Duiker

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Philantomba monticola

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Blue Duiker
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Meripilaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Meripilus	Philantomba
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Philantomba monticola

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Blue Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Blue Duiker
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.

Blue Duiker

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.

Blue Duiker

The Blue Duiker (Philantomba monticola) is a species in the genus Philantomba. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.