Crowned Tooth vs East African oryx

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Oryx beisa

Key Differences

• Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while East African oryx is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	East African oryx
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Bankeraceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Hydnellum	Oryx
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Oryx beisa

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

East African oryx

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	East African oryx
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.

East African oryx

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.