Black-Staining Polypore vs Pale Titi

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Plecturocebus pallescens

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Pale Titi is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Pale Titi
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	Plecturocebus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Plecturocebus pallescens

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Pale Titi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Pale Titi
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.

Pale Titi

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.