Crowned Tooth vs Formosan Serow

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

• Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Formosan Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Formosan Serow
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	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Hydnellum	Capricornis
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Formosan Serow
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.

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.