vs Juan Fernandez fur seal

Hyphoderma occidentale compared with Arctocephalus philippii

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Juan Fernandez fur seal is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Juan Fernandez fur seal
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Hyphodermataceae	Otariidae
Genus	Hyphoderma	Arctocephalus
Species	Hyphoderma occidentale	Arctocephalus philippii

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Juan Fernandez fur seal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Juan Fernandez fur 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 Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Juan Fernandez fur seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.