vs Pampas fox

Hyphoderma occidentale compared with Lycalopex gymnocercus

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Pampas fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Pampas fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Hyphodermataceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Hyphoderma	Lycalopex
Species	Hyphoderma occidentale	Lycalopex gymnocercus

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Pampas fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Pampas fox
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.

Pampas fox

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.