Crowned Tooth vs Grant s Micaelamys

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Micaelamys granti

Key Differences

• Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Grant s Micaelamys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Grant s Micaelamys
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hydnellum	Micaelamys
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Micaelamys granti

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Grant s Micaelamys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Grant s Micaelamys
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.

Grant s Micaelamys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.