Black-Staining Polypore vs Crabeater seal

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Lobodon carcinophaga

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Crabeater seal is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Crabeater seal
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Meripilaceae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Meripilus	Lobodon
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Lobodon carcinophaga

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Crabeater seal
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.

Crabeater seal

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.