vs cachalot pygmé

Hyphoderma occidentale compared with Kogia breviceps

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		cachalot pygmé
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Hyphodermataceae	Kogiidae
Genus	Hyphoderma	Kogia
Species	Hyphoderma occidentale	Kogia breviceps

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

cachalot pygmé

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		cachalot pygmé
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.

cachalot pygmé

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.