vs Northern elephant seal

Hyphoderma definitum compared with Mirounga angustirostris

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Northern elephant seal is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Northern elephant seal
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Hyphodermataceae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Hyphoderma	Mirounga
Species	Hyphoderma definitum	Mirounga angustirostris

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Northern elephant seal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Northern elephant seal
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.

Northern elephant seal

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.