vs New Guinean Quoll

Hyphoderma definitum compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		New Guinean Quoll
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	Dasyurus
Species	Hyphoderma definitum	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		New Guinean Quoll
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.

New Guinean Quoll

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.