Black-Staining Polypore vs candelabra aloe

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Aloe arborescens

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while candelabra aloe is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	candelabra aloe
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Meripilaceae	Asphodelaceae
Genus	Meripilus	Aloe
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Aloe arborescens

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

candelabra aloe

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	candelabra aloe
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.

candelabra aloe

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

candelabra aloe

The candelabra aloe (Aloe arborescens) is a species in the genus Aloe. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.