Black-Staining Polypore vs Hamadryas baboon

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Papio hamadryas

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Hamadryas baboon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Hamadryas baboon
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Meripilaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Meripilus	Papio
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Papio hamadryas

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Hamadryas baboon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Hamadryas baboon
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.

Hamadryas baboon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.