Dwarf Brocket vs Sweetgrass Hydnellum

Mazama chunyi compared with Hydnellum suaveolens

Key Differences

• Dwarf Brocket is Vulnerable while Sweetgrass Hydnellum is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Brocket	Sweetgrass Hydnellum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Bankeraceae
Genus	Mazama	Hydnellum
Species	Mazama chunyi	Hydnellum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Dwarf Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Sweetgrass Hydnellum

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Brocket	Sweetgrass Hydnellum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sweetgrass Hydnellum

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States.