Bearded Tooth vs Eden's whale

Hericium erinaceus compared with Balaenoptera edeni

Key Differences

Bearded Tooth is Critically Endangered while Eden's whale is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bearded Tooth	Eden's whale
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Hericiaceae	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)
Genus	Hericium	Balaenoptera (Rorquals)
Species	Hericium erinaceus	Balaenoptera edeni

Conservation Status

Bearded Tooth

CR — Critically Endangered

Eden's whale

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bearded Tooth	Eden's whale
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.

Eden's whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Denmark, Norway), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

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.