vs Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat

Hyphoderma occidentale compared with Beamys hindei

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat
Kingdom	Fungi (грибы)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Polyporales (полипоровые)	Rodentia (грызуны)
Family	Hyphodermataceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Hyphoderma	Beamys
Species	Hyphoderma occidentale	Beamys hindei

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat
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.

Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Kenya.

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.