vs Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Hyphoderma occidentale compared with Sciurus igniventris

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Northern Amazon Red Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (فطر)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (دعاميات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Agaricomycetes (غاريقونانية)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Polyporales (متعددات الأبواغ)	Rodentia (قوارض)
Family	Hyphodermataceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Hyphoderma	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Hyphoderma occidentale	Sciurus igniventris

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Hyphoderma occidentale is a corticioid fungus in the family Polyporaceae, assessed as Data Deficient (DD). It grows as a thin, resupinate (crust-like) fruiting body on dead wood in forest habitats. Insufficient data on its distribution and population size make comprehensive conservation assessment difficult.