Crowned Tooth vs Lesser Capybara

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Hydrochoerus isthmius

Key Differences

• Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Lesser Capybara is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Lesser Capybara
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Caviidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Hydrochoerus
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Hydrochoerus isthmius

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Lesser Capybara

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Lesser Capybara
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.

Lesser Capybara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.