vs Mérida Brocket

Hyphoderma occidentale compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Mérida Brocket
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Hyphodermataceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Hyphoderma	Mazama
Species	Hyphoderma occidentale	Mazama bricenii

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Mérida Brocket
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.

Mérida Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.