Black-Staining Polypore vs Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Cebus castaneus

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Chestnut Weeper Capuchin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Meripilaceae	Cebidae
Genus	Meripilus	Cebus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Cebus castaneus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Chestnut Weeper Capuchin
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.

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

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.

Chestnut Weeper Capuchin

The Chestnut Weeper Capuchin (Cebus castaneus) is a species in the genus Cebus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.