Crowned Tooth vs Daurian Ground Squirrel

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Spermophilus dauricus

Key Differences

Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Daurian Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Daurian Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Hydnellum	Spermophilus
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Spermophilus dauricus

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Daurian Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Daurian Ground Squirrel
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.