Black-Staining Polypore vs Masked Tita

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Callicebus personatus

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Masked Tita is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Masked Tita
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Meripilaceae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Meripilus	Callicebus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Callicebus personatus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Masked Tita

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Masked Tita
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.

Masked Tita

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.