Black-Staining Polypore vs Formosan Serow

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Formosan Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Formosan Serow
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Meripilaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Meripilus	Capricornis
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Formosan Serow
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.

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.