Crowned Tooth vs Forest Dormouse

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Dryomys nitedula

Key Differences

Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Forest Dormouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Forest Dormouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Gliridae
Genus	Hydnellum	Dryomys
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Dryomys nitedula

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Forest Dormouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Forest Dormouse
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.