Black-Staining Polypore vs Gray's Bald-faced Saki

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Pithecia irrorata

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Gray's Bald-faced Saki is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Gray's Bald-faced Saki
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Meripilaceae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Meripilus	Pithecia
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Pithecia irrorata

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray's Bald-faced Saki

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Gray's Bald-faced Saki
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.

Gray's Bald-faced Saki

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.