Crowned Tooth vs Gudaur Snow Vole

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Chionomys gud

Key Differences

• Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Gudaur Snow Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Gudaur Snow Vole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Chionomys
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Chionomys gud

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Gudaur Snow Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Gudaur Snow Vole
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.

Gudaur Snow Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.