Black-Staining Polypore vs Highland Mangabey

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Rungwecebus kipunji

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Highland Mangabey is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Highland Mangabey
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	Rungwecebus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Rungwecebus kipunji

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Highland Mangabey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Highland Mangabey
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.

Highland Mangabey

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.