Graceful Tooth vs Cheirogale du Lavasoa

Hydnellum gracilipes compared with Cheirogaleus lavasoensis

Key Differences

• Graceful Tooth is Vulnerable while Cheirogale du Lavasoa is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Graceful Tooth	Cheirogale du Lavasoa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Bankeraceae	Cheirogaleidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Cheirogaleus
Species	Hydnellum gracilipes	Cheirogaleus lavasoensis

Conservation Status

Graceful Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Cheirogale du Lavasoa

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Graceful Tooth	Cheirogale du Lavasoa
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.

Cheirogale du Lavasoa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.