Crowned Tooth vs Montane Colilargo

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Microryzomys minutus

Key Differences

Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Montane Colilargo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Montane Colilargo
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	Microryzomys
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Microryzomys minutus

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Montane Colilargo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Montane Colilargo
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.