Black-Staining Polypore vs Emperor Tamarin

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Saguinus imperator

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Emperor Tamarin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Emperor Tamarin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Meripilaceae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Meripilus	Saguinus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Saguinus imperator

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Emperor Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Emperor Tamarin
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.

Emperor Tamarin

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.