Crowned Tooth vs Drylands Laucha

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Calomys musculinus

Key Differences

• Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Drylands Laucha is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Drylands Laucha
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	Calomys
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Calomys musculinus

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Drylands Laucha

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Drylands Laucha
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.

Drylands Laucha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.