Black-Staining Polypore vs Lowe s Mona Monkey

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Cercopithecus lowei

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Lowe s Mona Monkey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Lowe s Mona Monkey
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	Cercopithecus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Cercopithecus lowei

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Lowe s Mona Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Lowe s Mona Monkey
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.

Lowe s Mona Monkey

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.