Black-Staining Polypore vs Cape fox

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Vulpes chama

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Cape fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Cape fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Meripilaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Meripilus	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Vulpes chama

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Cape fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Cape fox
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.

Cape fox

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.

Cape fox

The Cape fox (Vulpes chama) is a species in the genus Vulpes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.