Graceful Tooth vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Hydnellum gracilipes compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• Graceful Tooth is Vulnerable while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Graceful Tooth	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Bankeraceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Hemiechinus
Species	Hydnellum gracilipes	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

Graceful Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Graceful Tooth	Long-eared Hedgehog
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.

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.