Orange Tooth vs Percival-Stachelmaus

Hydnellum aurantiacum compared with Acomys percivali

Key Differences

• Orange Tooth is Endangered while Percival-Stachelmaus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange Tooth	Percival-Stachelmaus
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	Acomys
Species	Hydnellum aurantiacum	Acomys percivali

Conservation Status

Orange Tooth

EN — Endangered

Percival-Stachelmaus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orange Tooth	Percival-Stachelmaus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Orange 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 Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Percival-Stachelmaus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.