vs mountain gorilla

Hyphoderma occidentale compared with Gorilla beringei

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		mountain gorilla
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Primates (อันดับวานร)
Family	Hyphodermataceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Hyphoderma	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Hyphoderma occidentale	Gorilla beringei

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		mountain gorilla
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.

mountain gorilla

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.