vs Leatherback Sea Turtle

Hyphoderma occidentale compared with Dermochelys coriacea

Key Differences

is Data Deficient while Leatherback Sea Turtle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Leatherback Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Reptilia (reptil)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Testudines (Turtles & Tortoises)
Family	Hyphodermataceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Hyphoderma	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Hyphoderma occidentale	Dermochelys coriacea

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Leatherback Sea Turtle

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~35.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Leatherback Sea Turtle
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	2.0 m
Average Weight	—	500.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Costa Rica, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Trinidad and Tobago. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Hyphoderma occidentale es un hongo corticiode de la familia Polyporaceae, evaluado como Datos Insuficientes (DD). Crece como un cuerpo fructífero delgado y resupinado (en forma de costra) sobre madera muerta en hábitats forestales. Los datos insuficientes sobre su distribución y tamaño poblacional dificultan una evaluación de conservación exhaustiva.