Crowned Tooth vs Haviside s Dolphin

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Cephalorhynchus heavisidii

Key Differences

• Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Haviside s Dolphin is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Haviside s Dolphin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Bankeraceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Hydnellum	Cephalorhynchus
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Cephalorhynchus heavisidii

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Haviside s Dolphin

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Haviside s Dolphin
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.

Haviside s Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.