Black-Staining Polypore vs Brown Greater Galago

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Otolemur crassicaudatus

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Brown Greater Galago is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Brown Greater Galago
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Meripilaceae	Galagidae
Genus	Meripilus	Otolemur
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Otolemur crassicaudatus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Brown Greater Galago

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Brown Greater Galago
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.

Brown Greater Galago

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.

Brown Greater Galago

The Brown Greater Galago (Otolemur crassicaudatus) is a species in the genus Otolemur. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.