Black-Staining Polypore vs Jaguarundi

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Puma yagouaroundi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Jaguarundi
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Meripilaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Meripilus	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Puma yagouaroundi

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Jaguarundi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Jaguarundi
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.

Jaguarundi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.