Black-Staining Polypore vs Chalk Maple

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Acer leucoderme

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Chalk Maple
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Meripilaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Meripilus	Acer
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Acer leucoderme

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Chalk Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Chalk Maple
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.

Chalk Maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.

Chalk Maple

The Chalk Maple (Acer leucoderme) is a species in the genus Acer. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.