vs Little Desert Pocket Mouse

Hyphoderma definitum compared with Chaetodipus arenarius

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Little Desert Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Little Desert Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hyphodermataceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Hyphoderma	Chaetodipus
Species	Hyphoderma definitum	Chaetodipus arenarius

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Little Desert Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Little Desert Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Little Desert Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hyphoderma definitum is a corticioid fungus in the family Polyporaceae, assessed as Data Deficient (DD). It forms thin, resupinate fruiting bodies on decaying wood in forest habitats. Limited collection records make a comprehensive conservation assessment difficult.