Black-Staining Polypore vs Central African Red Colobus

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Piliocolobus foai

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Central African Red Colobus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Central African Red Colobus
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Meripilaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Meripilus	Piliocolobus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Piliocolobus foai

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Central African Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Central African Red Colobus
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.

Central African Red Colobus

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.

Central African Red Colobus

The Central African Red Colobus (Piliocolobus foai) is a species in the genus Piliocolobus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.