vs Ogilby's Duiker

Hydnellum compactum compared with Cephalophus ogilbyi

Key Differences

  • is Vulnerable while Ogilby's Duiker is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ogilby's Duiker
Kingdom Fungi (mantar) Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Bazitli mantarlar) Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (memeliler)
Order Thelephorales (Thelephorales) Artiodactyla (Çift toynaklılar)
Family Bankeraceae Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus Hydnellum Cephalophus
Species Hydnellum compactum Cephalophus ogilbyi

Conservation Status

VU — Vulnerable

Ogilby's Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ogilby's Duiker
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.

Ogilby's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hydnellum compactum is a stipitate, tooth fungus with a compact, brownish-orange to rusty-brown cap surface covered in spines on the underside. It grows on the forest floor in coniferous forests across Europe and parts of North America, forming ectomycorrhizal associations with trees. This fungus obtains nutrients by forming mutualistic partnerships with the roots of pine, spruce, and fir trees.

Ogilby's Duiker

No description available.

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