Black-Staining Polypore vs Kouprey

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Bos sauveli

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Kouprey is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Kouprey
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Meripilaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Meripilus	Bos (Cattle & Bison)
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Bos sauveli

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Kouprey

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Kouprey
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.

Kouprey

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.