Black-Staining Polypore vs Chacoan Peccary

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Catagonus wagneri

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Chacoan Peccary is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Chacoan Peccary
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Meripilaceae	Tayassuidae
Genus	Meripilus	Catagonus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Catagonus wagneri

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Chacoan Peccary
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.

Chacoan Peccary

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.

Chacoan Peccary

The Chacoan Peccary (Catagonus wagneri) is a species in the genus Catagonus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.