Mealy Tooth vs Philippine mouse-deer

Hydnellum ferrugineum compared with Tragulus nigricans

Key Differences

Mealy Tooth is Vulnerable while Philippine mouse-deer is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mealy Tooth	Philippine mouse-deer
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Bankeraceae	Tragulidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Tragulus
Species	Hydnellum ferrugineum	Tragulus nigricans

Conservation Status

Mealy Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Philippine mouse-deer

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mealy Tooth	Philippine mouse-deer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mealy Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

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