vs Japanese Pipistrelle

Hyphoderma occidentale compared with Pipistrellus abramus

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Japanese Pipistrelle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Japanese Pipistrelle
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family	Hyphodermataceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Hyphoderma	Pipistrellus
Species	Hyphoderma occidentale	Pipistrellus abramus

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Japanese Pipistrelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Japanese Pipistrelle
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.

Japanese Pipistrelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Japan and Taiwan.

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.