Crowned Tooth vs North Atlantic right whale

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Eubalaena glacialis

Key Differences

• Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while North Atlantic right whale is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	North Atlantic right whale
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Bankeraceae	Balaenidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Eubalaena
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Eubalaena glacialis

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

North Atlantic right whale

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	North Atlantic right whale
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.

North Atlantic right whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden