Crowned Tooth vs European Mink

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Mustela lutreola

Key Differences

• Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while European Mink is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	European Mink
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Bankeraceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Hydnellum	Mustela
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Mustela lutreola

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

European Mink

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	European Mink
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.

European Mink

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).