Brown oak slender vs Crowned Tooth

Acrocercops brongniardella compared with Hydnellum lepidum

Key Differences

• Brown oak slender is Least Concern while Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown oak slender	Crowned Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Gracillariidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Acrocercops	Hydnellum
Species	Acrocercops brongniardella	Hydnellum lepidum

Conservation Status

Brown oak slender

LC — Least Concern

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown oak slender	Crowned Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown oak slender

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

Crowned 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.

Brown oak slender

The Brown Oak Slender (Acrocercops brongniardella) is a species in the genus Acrocercops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden