Black-Staining Polypore vs Hourglass Dolphin

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Hourglass Dolphin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Hourglass 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	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Hourglass 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.

Hourglass Dolphin

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.