Black-Staining Polypore vs Butterfly-leaf

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Adenolobus garipensis

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Butterfly-leaf is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Butterfly-leaf
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (담자균류)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Polyporales (구멍장이버섯목)	Fabales (콩목)
Family	Meripilaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Meripilus	Adenolobus
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Adenolobus garipensis

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Butterfly-leaf
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.

Butterfly-leaf

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.

Butterfly-leaf

The Butterfly-leaf (Adenolobus garipensis) is a species in the genus Adenolobus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.