Crowned Tooth vs Grandidier's Trident Bat

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Paratriaenops auritus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Grandidier's Trident Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bankeraceae	Rhinonycteridae
Genus	Hydnellum	Paratriaenops
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Paratriaenops auritus

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Grandidier's Trident Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Grandidier's Trident 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.