Hubbs’s Beaked Whale vs

Mesoplodon carlhubbsi compared with Hyphoderma occidentale

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hubbs’s Beaked Whale
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Hyperoodontidae	Hyphodermataceae
Genus	Mesoplodon	Hyphoderma
Species	Mesoplodon carlhubbsi	Hyphoderma occidentale

Conservation Status

Hubbs’s Beaked Whale

DD — Data Deficient

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hubbs’s Beaked Whale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hubbs’s Beaked Whale

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.