Black-Staining Polypore vs Mountain Goat

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Mountain Goat
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	Oreamnos
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Mountain Goat
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.

Mountain Goat

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.