Graceful Tooth vs Lesser Capybara

Hydnellum gracilipes compared with Hydrochoerus isthmius

Key Differences

• Graceful Tooth is Vulnerable while Lesser Capybara is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Graceful Tooth	Lesser Capybara
Kingdom	Fungi (फफूंद)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (कृंतक)
Family	Bankeraceae	Caviidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Hydrochoerus
Species	Hydnellum gracilipes	Hydrochoerus isthmius

Conservation Status

Graceful Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Lesser Capybara

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Graceful Tooth	Lesser Capybara
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.

Lesser Capybara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.