vs Northern, Pribilof, or Alaska fur seal

Hyphoderma occidentale compared with Callorhinus ursinus

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Northern, Pribilof, or Alaska fur seal is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Northern, Pribilof, or Alaska 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	Callorhinus
Species	Hyphoderma occidentale	Callorhinus ursinus

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Northern, Pribilof, or Alaska fur seal

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Northern, Pribilof, or Alaska 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.

Northern, Pribilof, or Alaska fur seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine. 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.