Crowned Tooth vs Ecuador Red Brocket

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Mazama rufina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Ecuador Red Brocket
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	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Hydnellum	Mazama
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Mazama rufina

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Ecuador Red Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Ecuador Red Brocket
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.

Ecuador Red Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.