Crowned Tooth vs Feuerrote Stachelmaus

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Acomys ignitus

Key Differences

• Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Feuerrote Stachelmaus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Feuerrote Stachelmaus
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Bankeraceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hydnellum	Acomys
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Acomys ignitus

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Feuerrote Stachelmaus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Feuerrote Stachelmaus
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.

Feuerrote Stachelmaus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.