Black-Staining Polypore vs Bufty Saki

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Pithecia albicans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Bufty Saki
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	Pithecia
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Pithecia albicans

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Bufty Saki

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Bufty Saki
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.

Bufty Saki

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.

Bufty Saki

The Bufty Saki (Pithecia albicans) is a species in the genus Pithecia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.