Crowned Tooth vs Deer Mouse

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Peromyscus maniculatus

Key Differences

• Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Deer Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Deer Mouse
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	Peromyscus
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Peromyscus maniculatus

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Deer Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Deer Mouse
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.

Deer Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.