Greenfoot Tooth vs Jackson’s Mongoose

Hydnellum glaucopus compared with Bdeogale jacksoni

Key Differences

• Greenfoot Tooth is Vulnerable while Jackson’s Mongoose is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greenfoot Tooth	Jackson’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Bankeraceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Bdeogale
Species	Hydnellum glaucopus	Bdeogale jacksoni

Conservation Status

Greenfoot Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Jackson’s Mongoose

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greenfoot Tooth	Jackson’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greenfoot 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.

Jackson’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.