Crowned Tooth vs Philippine mouse-deer

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Tragulus nigricans

Key Differences

Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Philippine mouse-deer is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Philippine mouse-deer
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	Tragulidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Tragulus
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Tragulus nigricans

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Philippine mouse-deer

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Philippine mouse-deer
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.