vs Pig-footed bandicoot

Hyphoderma definitum compared with Chaeropus ecaudatus

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Pig-footed bandicoot is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Pig-footed bandicoot
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Hyphodermataceae	Chaeropodidae
Genus	Hyphoderma	Chaeropus
Species	Hyphoderma definitum	Chaeropus ecaudatus

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Pig-footed bandicoot

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Pig-footed bandicoot
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.

Pig-footed bandicoot

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.