Crowned Tooth vs Globe Thistle

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Echinops ritro

Key Differences

• Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Globe Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Bankeraceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Echinops
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Echinops ritro

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Globe Thistle
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.

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Estonia, Russia, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark