vs North American least shrew

Hyphoderma occidentale compared with Cryptotis parva

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while North American least shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		North American least shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Polyporales (Stielporlingsartige)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Hyphodermataceae	Soricidae
Genus	Hyphoderma	Cryptotis
Species	Hyphoderma occidentale	Cryptotis parva

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

North American least shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		North American least shrew
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.

North American least shrew

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.