Crowned Tooth vs Flat-headed Kusimanse

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Crossarchus platycephalus

Key Differences

Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Flat-headed Kusimanse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Flat-headed Kusimanse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Bankeraceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Crossarchus
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Crossarchus platycephalus

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Flat-headed Kusimanse
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.