Crowned Tooth vs Indian Palm Squirrel

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Funambulus palmarum

Key Differences

• Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Indian Palm Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Indian Palm Squirrel
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	Funambulus
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Funambulus palmarum

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Indian Palm Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Indian Palm Squirrel
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.

Indian Palm Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.