vs Menzbier's Marmot

Hyphoderma occidentale compared with Marmota menzbieri

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Menzbier's Marmot is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Menzbier's Marmot
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	Marmota
Species	Hyphoderma occidentale	Marmota menzbieri

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Menzbier's Marmot

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Menzbier's Marmot
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.

Menzbier's Marmot

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.