Bearded Tooth vs Formosan Serow

Hericium erinaceus compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

Bearded Tooth is Critically Endangered while Formosan Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bearded Tooth	Formosan Serow
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	Capricornis
Species	Hericium erinaceus	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

Bearded Tooth

CR — Critically Endangered

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bearded Tooth	Formosan Serow
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.

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.