Greater fairy armadillo vs

Calyptophractus retusus compared with Hyphoderma occidentale

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater fairy armadillo
Kingdom	Animalia (hewan)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamalia)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Cingulata (Cingulata)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Dasypodidae	Hyphodermataceae
Genus	Calyptophractus	Hyphoderma
Species	Calyptophractus retusus	Hyphoderma occidentale

Conservation Status

Greater fairy armadillo

DD — Data Deficient

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater fairy armadillo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater fairy armadillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.