vs Long-tailed dunnart

Hyphoderma definitum compared with Sminthopsis longicaudata

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Long-tailed dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Long-tailed dunnart
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Hyphodermataceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Hyphoderma	Sminthopsis
Species	Hyphoderma definitum	Sminthopsis longicaudata

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Long-tailed dunnart
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-tailed dunnart

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.