Black-Staining Polypore vs Caquetá Titi

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Plecturocebus caquetensis

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Caquetá Titi is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Caquetá 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 caquetensis

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Caquetá Titi

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Caquetá 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.

Caquetá Titi

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Caquetá Titi

The Caquetá Titi (Plecturocebus caquetensis) is a species in the genus Plecturocebus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the