Black-Staining Polypore vs Malayan civet

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Malayan civet
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Meripilaceae	Viverridae
Genus	Meripilus	Viverra
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Malayan civet
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.

Malayan civet

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.