Crowned Tooth vs Patagonian Opossum

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Lestodelphys halli

Key Differences

Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Patagonian Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Patagonian Opossum
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Bankeraceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Lestodelphys
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Lestodelphys halli

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Patagonian Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Patagonian Opossum
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.