Crowned Tooth vs New Caledonia Wattled Bat

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Chalinolobus neocaledonicus

Key Differences

Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while New Caledonia Wattled Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	New Caledonia Wattled Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bankeraceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Chalinolobus
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Chalinolobus neocaledonicus

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

New Caledonia Wattled Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	New Caledonia Wattled 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.