Graceful Tooth vs Ward-Waldmaus

Hydnellum gracilipes compared with Apodemus pallipes

Key Differences

Graceful Tooth is Vulnerable while Ward-Waldmaus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Graceful Tooth	Ward-Waldmaus
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Bankeraceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hydnellum	Apodemus
Species	Hydnellum gracilipes	Apodemus pallipes

Conservation Status

Graceful Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Ward-Waldmaus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Graceful Tooth	Ward-Waldmaus
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.