Crowned Tooth vs Franciscana

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Pontoporia blainvillei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Franciscana
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Bankeraceae	Pontoporiidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Pontoporia
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Pontoporia blainvillei

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Franciscana

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Franciscana
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.