Black-Staining Polypore vs Kinda Baboon

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Papio kindae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Kinda 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 kindae

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Kinda Baboon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Kinda 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.

Kinda Baboon

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.