Crowned Tooth vs Montane Akodont

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Akodon montensis

Key Differences

• Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Montane Akodont is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Montane Akodont
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Akodon
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Akodon montensis

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Montane Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Montane Akodont
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.

Montane Akodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.