Crowned Tooth vs Kuhl's Pipistrelle

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Pipistrellus kuhlii

Key Differences

• Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Kuhl's Pipistrelle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Kuhl's Pipistrelle
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	Pipistrellus
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Pipistrellus kuhlii

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Kuhl's Pipistrelle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Kuhl's Pipistrelle
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.

Kuhl's Pipistrelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Russia, Sweden, and Ukraine.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden