Crowned Tooth vs Ecuadoran Pericote

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Phyllotis haggardi

Key Differences

Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Ecuadoran Pericote is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Ecuadoran Pericote
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	Phyllotis
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Phyllotis haggardi

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Ecuadoran Pericote
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.