Crowned Tooth vs Dusky Akodont

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Akodon dayi

Key Differences

Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Dusky Akodont is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Dusky Akodont
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	Akodon
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Akodon dayi

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Dusky Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Dusky Akodont
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.