Bearded Tooth vs Fossa

Hericium erinaceus compared with Cryptoprocta ferox

Key Differences

• Bearded Tooth is Critically Endangered while Fossa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bearded Tooth	Fossa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Hericiaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Hericium	Cryptoprocta
Species	Hericium erinaceus	Cryptoprocta ferox

Conservation Status

Bearded Tooth

CR — Critically Endangered

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bearded Tooth	Fossa
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.

Fossa

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.