vs Northern naked-tailed armadillo

Hyphoderma occidentale compared with Cabassous centralis

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Northern naked-tailed armadillo is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Northern naked-tailed armadillo
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Cingulata (Cingulata)
Family	Hyphodermataceae	Dasypodidae
Genus	Hyphoderma	Cabassous
Species	Hyphoderma occidentale	Cabassous centralis

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Northern naked-tailed armadillo

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Northern naked-tailed armadillo
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.

Northern naked-tailed armadillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.