Crowned Tooth vs Leightons linsang

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Poiana leightoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Leightons linsang
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Bankeraceae	Viverridae
Genus	Hydnellum	Poiana
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Poiana leightoni

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Leightons linsang

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Leightons linsang
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.