Black-Staining Polypore vs Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Lepilemur dorsalis

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Meripilaceae	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Meripilus	Lepilemur
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Lepilemur dorsalis

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
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 Sportive Lemur

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.