Graceful Tooth vs Heptner s Pygmy Jerboa

Hydnellum gracilipes compared with Salpingotus heptneri

Key Differences

• Graceful Tooth is Vulnerable while Heptner s Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Graceful Tooth	Heptner s Pygmy Jerboa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Salpingotus
Species	Hydnellum gracilipes	Salpingotus heptneri

Conservation Status

Graceful Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Heptner s Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Graceful Tooth	Heptner s Pygmy Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Heptner s Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.