Crowned Tooth vs Maned wolf

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Chrysocyon brachyurus

Key Differences

• Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Maned wolf is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Maned wolf
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Bankeraceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Hydnellum	Chrysocyon
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Chrysocyon brachyurus

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Maned wolf

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Maned wolf
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.

Maned wolf

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.