Crowned Tooth vs Large Japanese Field Mouse

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Apodemus speciosus

Key Differences

Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Large Japanese Field Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Large Japanese Field Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hydnellum	Apodemus
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Apodemus speciosus

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Large Japanese Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Large Japanese Field Mouse
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.