Black-Staining Polypore vs mountain gorilla

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Gorilla beringei

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	mountain gorilla
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Meripilaceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Meripilus	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Gorilla beringei

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	mountain gorilla
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 gorilla

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.