Graceful Tooth vs Japanese Noctule

Hydnellum gracilipes compared with Nyctalus furvus

Key Differences

• Graceful Tooth is Vulnerable while Japanese Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Graceful Tooth	Japanese Noctule
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bankeraceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Nyctalus
Species	Hydnellum gracilipes	Nyctalus furvus

Conservation Status

Graceful Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Japanese Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Graceful Tooth	Japanese Noctule
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.

Japanese Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.