Crowned Tooth vs Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Sturnira nana

Key Differences

• Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bankeraceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Sturnira
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Sturnira nana

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat
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 Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.