Black-Staining Polypore vs Centuryplant

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Agave americana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Centuryplant
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Meripilaceae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Meripilus	Agave
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Agave americana

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Centuryplant
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.

Centuryplant

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (Costa Rica), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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.

Centuryplant

The Centuryplant (Agave americana) is a species in the genus Agave. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to ['Albania', 'Algeria', 'Argentina', 'Australia', 'Belgium'].

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway