vs Mongolian Mountain Vole

Hyphoderma occidentale compared with Alticola semicanus

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Mongolian Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Mongolian Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hyphodermataceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hyphoderma	Alticola
Species	Hyphoderma occidentale	Alticola semicanus

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Mongolian Mountain Vole
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.

Mongolian Mountain Vole

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.