vs New Zealand fur seal

Hyphoderma occidentale compared with Arctocephalus forsteri

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while New Zealand fur seal is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		New Zealand fur seal
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Hyphodermataceae	Otariidae
Genus	Hyphoderma	Arctocephalus
Species	Hyphoderma occidentale	Arctocephalus forsteri

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

New Zealand fur seal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		New Zealand fur seal
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.

New Zealand fur seal

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.