Black-Staining Polypore vs Dusky Dolphin

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Lagenorhynchus obscurus

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Dusky Dolphin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Dusky Dolphin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Meripilaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Meripilus	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Lagenorhynchus obscurus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Dusky Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Dusky Dolphin
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.

Dusky Dolphin

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.