Crowned Tooth vs Hodgson's Myotis

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Myotis formosus

Key Differences

• Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Hodgson's Myotis is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Hodgson's Myotis
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bankeraceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Myotis
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Myotis formosus

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Hodgson's Myotis

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Hodgson's Myotis
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.

Hodgson's Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.