Crowned Tooth vs Peters' Duiker

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Cephalophus callipygus

Key Differences

• Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Peters' Duiker is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Peters' Duiker
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	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Hydnellum	Cephalophus
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Cephalophus callipygus

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Peters' Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Peters' Duiker
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.

Peters' Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.