Graceful Tooth vs Montane Water Vole

Hydnellum gracilipes compared with Arvicola scherman

Key Differences

Graceful Tooth is Vulnerable while Montane Water Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Graceful Tooth	Montane Water Vole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Arvicola
Species	Hydnellum gracilipes	Arvicola scherman

Conservation Status

Graceful Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Montane Water Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Graceful Tooth	Montane Water Vole
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.