Bear'S Head Tooth vs Flat-headed Kusimanse

Hericium americanum compared with Crossarchus platycephalus

Key Differences

• Bear'S Head Tooth is Not Evaluated while Flat-headed Kusimanse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear'S Head Tooth	Flat-headed Kusimanse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Hericiaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Hericium	Crossarchus
Species	Hericium americanum	Crossarchus platycephalus

Conservation Status

Bear'S Head Tooth

NE — Not Evaluated

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear'S Head Tooth	Flat-headed Kusimanse
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.

Flat-headed Kusimanse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.