Bearded Tooth vs Blue Duiker

Hericium erinaceus compared with Philantomba monticola

Key Differences

• Bearded Tooth is Critically Endangered while Blue Duiker is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bearded Tooth	Blue Duiker
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Hericiaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Hericium	Philantomba
Species	Hericium erinaceus	Philantomba monticola

Conservation Status

Bearded Tooth

CR — Critically Endangered

Blue Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bearded Tooth	Blue Duiker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bearded Tooth

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Blue Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bearded Tooth

The Bearded Tooth (Hericium erinaceus) is a species in the genus Hericium. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms.

Blue Duiker

The Blue Duiker (Philantomba monticola) is a species in the genus Philantomba. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.