Long-footed Treeshrew vs Mealy Tooth

Tupaia longipes compared with Hydnellum ferrugineum

Key Differences

• Long-footed Treeshrew is Least Concern while Mealy Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-footed Treeshrew	Mealy Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)
Order	Scandentia (ツパイ目)	Thelephorales (イボタケ目)
Family	Tupaiidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Tupaia	Hydnellum
Species	Tupaia longipes	Hydnellum ferrugineum

Conservation Status

Long-footed Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Mealy Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-footed Treeshrew	Mealy Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-footed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.