Crowned Tooth vs North Sulawesi Babirusa

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Babyrousa celebensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	North Sulawesi Babirusa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Bankeraceae	Suidae (Pigs)
Genus	Hydnellum	Babyrousa
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Babyrousa celebensis

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

North Sulawesi Babirusa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	North Sulawesi Babirusa
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.