Black-Staining Polypore vs Brown Titi

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Plecturocebus brunneus

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Brown Titi is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Brown Titi
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Meripilaceae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Meripilus	Plecturocebus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Plecturocebus brunneus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Brown Titi

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Brown Titi
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 Titi

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 Titi

The Brown Titi (Plecturocebus brunneus) is a species in the genus Plecturocebus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.