Black-Staining Polypore vs Fossa

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Cryptoprocta ferox

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Fossa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Fossa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Meripilaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Meripilus	Cryptoprocta
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Cryptoprocta ferox

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Fossa
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.

Fossa

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.