Crowned Tooth vs Irene s Mountain Vole

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Neodon irene

Key Differences

Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Irene s Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Irene s Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Neodon
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Neodon irene

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Irene s Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Irene s Mountain Vole
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.