Black-Staining Polypore vs Dryad Monkey

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Chlorocebus dryas

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Dryad Monkey is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Dryad Monkey
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Meripilaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Meripilus	Chlorocebus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Chlorocebus dryas

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Dryad Monkey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Dryad Monkey
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.

Dryad Monkey

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.