Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo vs

Dasypus pilosus compared with Hyphoderma occidentale

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Cingulata (Cingulata)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Dasypodidae	Hyphodermataceae
Genus	Dasypus	Hyphoderma
Species	Dasypus pilosus	Hyphoderma occidentale

Conservation Status

Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo

DD — Data Deficient

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo

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.