vs Tapir D'Amérique

Hyphoderma occidentale compared with Tapirus terrestris

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Tapir D'Amérique is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Tapir D'Amérique
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Hyphodermataceae	Tapiridae
Genus	Hyphoderma	Tapirus
Species	Hyphoderma occidentale	Tapirus terrestris

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Tapir D'Amérique

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Tapir D'Amérique
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.

Tapir D'Amérique

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.