vs Long-nosed short-tailed opossum

Hyphoderma definitum compared with Monodelphis scalops

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Long-nosed short-tailed opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Long-nosed short-tailed opossum
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Hyphodermataceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Hyphoderma	Monodelphis
Species	Hyphoderma definitum	Monodelphis scalops

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Long-nosed short-tailed opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Long-nosed short-tailed opossum
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.

Long-nosed short-tailed opossum

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.