Black-Staining Polypore vs Crested servaline genet

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Genetta cristata

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Crested servaline genet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Crested servaline genet
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Meripilaceae	Viverridae
Genus	Meripilus	Genetta
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Genetta cristata

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Crested servaline genet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Crested servaline genet
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.

Crested servaline genet

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.