vs Korean Hare

Hyphoderma occidentale compared with Lepus coreanus

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Korean Hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Korean Hare
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Hyphodermataceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Hyphoderma	Lepus
Species	Hyphoderma occidentale	Lepus coreanus

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Korean Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Korean Hare
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.

Korean Hare

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.