Black-Staining Polypore vs Horsfield's tarsier

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Cephalopachus bancanus

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Horsfield's tarsier is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Horsfield's tarsier
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Meripilaceae	Tarsiidae
Genus	Meripilus	Cephalopachus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Cephalopachus bancanus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Horsfield's tarsier

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Horsfield's tarsier
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.

Horsfield's tarsier

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.