vs Northern Right Whale Dolphin

Hyphoderma occidentale compared with Lissodelphis borealis

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Northern Right Whale Dolphin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Northern Right Whale Dolphin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Hyphodermataceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Hyphoderma	Lissodelphis
Species	Hyphoderma occidentale	Lissodelphis borealis

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Northern Right Whale Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Northern Right Whale Dolphin
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.

Northern Right Whale Dolphin

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.