vs Incan shrew opossum

Hyphoderma occidentale compared with Lestoros inca

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Incan shrew opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Incan shrew opossum
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Paucituberculata (Paucituberculata)
Family	Hyphodermataceae	Caenolestidae
Genus	Hyphoderma	Lestoros
Species	Hyphoderma occidentale	Lestoros inca

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Incan shrew opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Incan shrew 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 Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Incan shrew opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hyphoderma occidentale is a corticioid fungus in the family Polyporaceae, assessed as Data Deficient (DD). It grows as a thin, resupinate (crust-like) fruiting body on dead wood in forest habitats. Insufficient data on its distribution and population size make comprehensive conservation assessment difficult.