vs Mentawai Squirrel

Hyphoderma occidentale compared with Callosciurus melanogaster

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Mentawai Squirrel is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Mentawai Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hyphodermataceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Hyphoderma	Callosciurus
Species	Hyphoderma occidentale	Callosciurus melanogaster

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Mentawai Squirrel

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Mentawai 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.

Mentawai 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.