Black-Staining Polypore vs Bushy-tailed olingo

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Bassaricyon gabbii

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Bushy-tailed olingo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Bushy-tailed olingo
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Meripilaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Meripilus	Bassaricyon
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Bassaricyon gabbii

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Bushy-tailed olingo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Bushy-tailed olingo
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.

Bushy-tailed olingo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.

Bushy-tailed olingo

The Bushy-tailed olingo (Bassaricyon gabbii) is a species in the genus Bassaricyon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.