Chinese Desert cat vs Graceful Tooth

Felis bieti compared with Hydnellum gracilipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Desert cat	Graceful Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Bankeraceae
Genus	Felis (Small Cats)	Hydnellum
Species	Felis bieti	Hydnellum gracilipes

Conservation Status

Chinese Desert cat

VU — Vulnerable

Graceful Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Desert cat	Graceful Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Desert cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Graceful Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Chinese Desert cat

The Chinese Desert cat (Felis bieti) is a species in the genus Felis. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.