Crowned Tooth vs Himalayan Marmot

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Marmota himalayana

Key Differences

• Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Himalayan Marmot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Himalayan Marmot
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Hydnellum	Marmota
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Marmota himalayana

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Himalayan Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Himalayan Marmot
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.

Himalayan Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.