vs Jentink's Duiker

Hydnellum compactum compared with Cephalophus jentinki

Key Differences

• is Vulnerable while Jentink's Duiker is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Jentink's Duiker
Kingdom	Fungi (فطر)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (دعاميات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Agaricomycetes (غاريقونانية)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Artiodactyla (مزدوجات الأصابع)
Family	Bankeraceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Hydnellum	Cephalophus
Species	Hydnellum compactum	Cephalophus jentinki

Conservation Status

VU — Vulnerable

Jentink's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Jentink'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.

Jentink'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.