Crowned Tooth vs Giovanni's Big-eared Bat

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Micronycteris giovanniae

Key Differences

Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Giovanni's Big-eared Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Giovanni's Big-eared Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bankeraceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Micronycteris
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Micronycteris giovanniae

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Giovanni's Big-eared Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Giovanni's Big-eared Bat
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.