Black-Staining Polypore vs Chacma Baboon

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Papio ursinus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Chacma Baboon
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	Papio
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Papio ursinus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Chacma Baboon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Chacma Baboon
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.

Chacma Baboon

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.

Chacma Baboon

The Chacma Baboon (Papio ursinus) is a species in the genus Papio. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.