Crowned Tooth vs Guaira Spiny-rat

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Proechimys guairae

Key Differences

Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Guaira Spiny-rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Guaira Spiny-rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Proechimys
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Proechimys guairae

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Guaira Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Guaira Spiny-rat
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.