Crowned Tooth vs Indonesian Mountain Weasel

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Mustela lutreolina

Key Differences

Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Indonesian Mountain Weasel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Indonesian Mountain Weasel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Bankeraceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Hydnellum	Mustela
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Mustela lutreolina

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Indonesian Mountain Weasel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Indonesian Mountain Weasel
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.