Graceful Tooth vs Ornate Cuscus

Hydnellum gracilipes compared with Phalanger ornatus

Key Differences

• Graceful Tooth is Vulnerable while Ornate Cuscus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Graceful Tooth	Ornate Cuscus
Kingdom	Fungi (грибы)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Diprotodontia (двурезцовые сумчатые)
Family	Bankeraceae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Hydnellum	Phalanger
Species	Hydnellum gracilipes	Phalanger ornatus

Conservation Status

Graceful Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Graceful Tooth	Ornate Cuscus
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.

Ornate Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.