Derber Korkstacheling vs Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

Hydnellum compactum compared with Marmosops cracens

Key Differences

• Derber Korkstacheling is Vulnerable while Narrow-headed Slender Opossum is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Derber Korkstacheling	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Didelphimorphia (Beutelrattenartige)
Family	Bankeraceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Marmosops
Species	Hydnellum compactum	Marmosops cracens

Conservation Status

Derber Korkstacheling

VU — Vulnerable

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Derber Korkstacheling	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Derber Korkstacheling

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Derber Korkstacheling

Hydnellum compactum is a stipitate, tooth fungus with a compact, brownish-orange to rusty-brown cap surface covered in spines on the underside. It grows on the forest floor in coniferous forests across Europe and parts of North America, forming ectomycorrhizal associations with trees. This fungus obtains nutrients by forming mutualistic partnerships with the roots of pine, spruce, and fir trees.