Bear'S Head Tooth vs Ecuadoran Pericote

Hericium americanum compared with Phyllotis haggardi

Key Differences

• Bear'S Head Tooth is Not Evaluated while Ecuadoran Pericote is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear'S Head Tooth	Ecuadoran Pericote
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hericiaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hericium	Phyllotis
Species	Hericium americanum	Phyllotis haggardi

Conservation Status

Bear'S Head Tooth

NE — Not Evaluated

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear'S Head Tooth	Ecuadoran Pericote
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bear'S Head Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Ecuadoran Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Bear'S Head Tooth

The Bear'S Head Tooth (Hericium americanum) is a species in the genus Hericium. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.