Bearded Tooth vs Hoary fox

Hericium erinaceus compared with Lycalopex vetulus

Key Differences

• Bearded Tooth is Critically Endangered while Hoary fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bearded Tooth	Hoary fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Hericiaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Hericium	Lycalopex
Species	Hericium erinaceus	Lycalopex vetulus

Conservation Status

Bearded Tooth

CR — Critically Endangered

Hoary fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bearded Tooth	Hoary fox
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.

Hoary fox

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.