Bearded Tooth vs Campbell's Maple

Hericium erinaceus compared with Acer campbellii

Key Differences

• Bearded Tooth is Critically Endangered while Campbell's Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bearded Tooth	Campbell's Maple
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Hericiaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Hericium	Acer
Species	Hericium erinaceus	Acer campbellii

Conservation Status

Bearded Tooth

CR — Critically Endangered

Campbell's Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bearded Tooth	Campbell's Maple
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.

Campbell's Maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.

Campbell's Maple

The Campbell's Maple (Acer campbellii) is a species in the genus Acer. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.