Crowned Tooth vs Hottentot Golden Mole

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Amblysomus hottentotus

Key Differences

• Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Hottentot Golden Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Hottentot Golden Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Bankeraceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Hydnellum	Amblysomus
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Amblysomus hottentotus

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Hottentot Golden Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Hottentot Golden Mole
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.

Hottentot Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.