Black-Staining Polypore vs Chilean Dolphin

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Cephalorhynchus eutropia

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Chilean Dolphin is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Chilean Dolphin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Meripilaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Meripilus	Cephalorhynchus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Cephalorhynchus eutropia

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Chilean Dolphin

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Chilean Dolphin
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.

Chilean Dolphin

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.

Chilean Dolphin

The Chilean Dolphin (Cephalorhynchus eutropia) is a species in the genus Cephalorhynchus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.