vs Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

Hyphoderma occidentale compared with Anomalurus derbianus

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hyphodermataceae	Anomaluridae
Genus	Hyphoderma	Anomalurus
Species	Hyphoderma occidentale	Anomalurus derbianus

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel
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.

Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

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.