vs Indian Pangolin

Hyphoderma occidentale compared with Manis crassicaudata

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Indian Pangolin is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Indian Pangolin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Pholidota (Pholidota)
Family	Hyphodermataceae	Manidae
Genus	Hyphoderma	Manis
Species	Hyphoderma occidentale	Manis crassicaudata

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Indian Pangolin

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Indian Pangolin
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.

Indian Pangolin

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.