Black-Staining Polypore vs Guianan Bearded Saki

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Chiropotes sagulatus

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Guianan Bearded Saki is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Guianan Bearded 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	Chiropotes
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Chiropotes sagulatus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Guianan Bearded Saki

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Guianan Bearded 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.

Guianan Bearded 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.