Crowned Tooth vs Pale fox

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Vulpes pallida

Key Differences

• Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Pale fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Pale fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Bankeraceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Hydnellum	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Vulpes pallida

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Pale fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Pale fox
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.

Pale fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.