vs Northern tamandua

Hyphoderma occidentale compared with Tamandua mexicana

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Northern tamandua is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Northern tamandua
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)
Family	Hyphodermataceae	Myrmecophagidae
Genus	Hyphoderma	Tamandua
Species	Hyphoderma occidentale	Tamandua mexicana

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Northern tamandua

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Northern tamandua
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 tamandua

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.