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 (균계)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (담자균류)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Polyporales (구멍장이버섯목)	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.