Graceful Tooth vs North African Hedgehog

Hydnellum gracilipes compared with Atelerix algirus

Key Differences

Graceful Tooth is Vulnerable while North African Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Graceful Tooth	North African 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	Atelerix
Species	Hydnellum gracilipes	Atelerix algirus

Conservation Status

Graceful Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Graceful Tooth	North African 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.