Crowned Tooth vs Fringed Long-footed Myotis

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Myotis fimbriatus

Key Differences

• Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Fringed Long-footed Myotis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Fringed Long-footed Myotis
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bankeraceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Myotis
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Myotis fimbriatus

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Fringed Long-footed Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Fringed Long-footed Myotis
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.

Fringed Long-footed Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.