Black-Staining Polypore vs Crowned Sifaka

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Propithecus coronatus

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Crowned Sifaka is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Crowned Sifaka
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Meripilaceae	Indriidae
Genus	Meripilus	Propithecus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Propithecus coronatus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Crowned Sifaka

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Crowned Sifaka
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.

Crowned Sifaka

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.