Black-Staining Polypore vs Chinese Pangolin

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Manis pentadactyla

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Chinese Pangolin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Pholidota (Pholidota)
Family	Meripilaceae	Manidae
Genus	Meripilus	Manis
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Manis pentadactyla

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Chinese Pangolin
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.

Chinese Pangolin

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.

Chinese Pangolin

The Chinese Pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) is a species in the genus Manis. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.