Crowned Tooth vs Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Chilonatalus micropus

Key Differences

Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bankeraceae	Natalidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Chilonatalus
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Chilonatalus micropus

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.