Crowned Tooth vs Plateau Pika

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Ochotona curzoniae

Key Differences

Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Plateau Pika is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Plateau Pika
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Bankeraceae	Ochotonidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Ochotona
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Ochotona curzoniae

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Plateau Pika

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Plateau Pika
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.