Crowned Tooth vs Northern Treeshrew

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Tupaia belangeri

Key Differences

Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Northern Treeshrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Northern Treeshrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Bankeraceae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Tupaia
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Tupaia belangeri

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Northern Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Northern Treeshrew
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.