Mealy Tooth vs Cachorro do Campo

Hydnellum ferrugineum compared with Lycalopex gymnocercus

Key Differences

• Mealy Tooth is Vulnerable while Cachorro do Campo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mealy Tooth	Cachorro do Campo
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Bankeraceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Hydnellum	Lycalopex
Species	Hydnellum ferrugineum	Lycalopex gymnocercus

Conservation Status

Mealy Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Cachorro do Campo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mealy Tooth	Cachorro do Campo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Cachorro do Campo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.