Black-Staining Polypore vs puma

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Puma concolor

Key Differences

Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while puma is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	puma
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Meripilaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Meripilus	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Puma concolor

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

puma

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	puma
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.

puma

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, United States, and Venezuela.

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.