Crowned Tooth vs Darwin s Nesoryzomys

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Nesoryzomys darwini

Key Differences

• Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Darwin s Nesoryzomys is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Darwin s Nesoryzomys
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Nesoryzomys
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Nesoryzomys darwini

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Darwin s Nesoryzomys

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Darwin s Nesoryzomys
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.

Darwin s Nesoryzomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.