Black-Staining Polypore vs Guiana Dolphin

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Sotalia guianensis

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Guiana Dolphin is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Guiana Dolphin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Meripilaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Meripilus	Sotalia
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Sotalia guianensis

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Guiana Dolphin

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Guiana Dolphin
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.

Guiana Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.