vs Marbled polecat

Hydnellum compactum compared with Vormela peregusna

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Marbled polecat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Bankeraceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Hydnellum	Vormela
Species	Hydnellum compactum	Vormela peregusna

Conservation Status

VU — Vulnerable

Marbled polecat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Marbled polecat
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, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Marbled polecat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ukraine. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Hydnellum compactum é um fungo denticulado estipitado, com uma superfície do chapéu compacta de cor laranja-acastanhada a marrom-ferrugem coberta de espinhos na face inferior. Cresce no chão florestal de florestas de coníferas na Europa e partes da América do Norte, formando associações ectomicorrízicas com árvores. Este fungo obtém nutrientes estabelecendo parcerias mutualísticas com as raízes de pinheiros, abetos e pinheiros-do-monte.