vs Kouprey

Hydnellum compactum compared with Bos sauveli

Key Differences

• is Vulnerable while Kouprey is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Kouprey
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Artiodactyla (อันดับสัตว์กีบคู่)
Family	Bankeraceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Hydnellum	Bos (Cattle & Bison)
Species	Hydnellum compactum	Bos sauveli

Conservation Status

VU — Vulnerable

Kouprey

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Kouprey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Kouprey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hydnellum compactum is a stipitate, tooth fungus with a compact, brownish-orange to rusty-brown cap surface covered in spines on the underside. It grows on the forest floor in coniferous forests across Europe and parts of North America, forming ectomycorrhizal associations with trees. This fungus obtains nutrients by forming mutualistic partnerships with the roots of pine, spruce, and fir trees.