Black-Staining Polypore vs Franciscana

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Pontoporia blainvillei

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Franciscana is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Franciscana
Kingdom	Fungi (菌界)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Polyporales (多孔菌目)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Meripilaceae	Pontoporiidae
Genus	Meripilus	Pontoporia
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Pontoporia blainvillei

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Franciscana

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Franciscana
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.

Franciscana

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.