vs Long-tailed Goral

Hydropus trichoderma compared with Naemorhedus caudatus

Key Differences

  • is Endangered while Long-tailed Goral is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Long-tailed Goral
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family Mycenaceae Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus Hydropus Naemorhedus
Species Hydropus trichoderma Naemorhedus caudatus

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

Long-tailed Goral

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Long-tailed Goral
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Long-tailed Goral

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hydropus trichoderma is a small, saprotrophic mushroom with a delicate, slender stipe and a pale, convex cap that grows on decaying woody debris in forest habitats. It is recorded from temperate European forests and contributes to wood decomposition in woodland ecosystems. Its Endangered status reflects rarity and the decline of undisturbed, mature forest with adequate deadwood.

Long-tailed Goral

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia