Desert Rat-kangaroo vs

Caloprymnus campestris compared with Hyphoderma occidentale

Key Differences

• Desert Rat-kangaroo is Extinct while is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Rat-kangaroo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Potoroidae	Hyphodermataceae
Genus	Caloprymnus	Hyphoderma
Species	Caloprymnus campestris	Hyphoderma occidentale

Conservation Status

Desert Rat-kangaroo

EX — Extinct

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Rat-kangaroo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Rat-kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.