Crowned Tooth vs Himalayan Rat

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Rattus pyctoris

Key Differences

Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Himalayan Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Himalayan Rat
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	Rattus
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Rattus pyctoris

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Himalayan Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Himalayan 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.