Crowned Tooth vs Topillo de Günther

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Microtus guentheri

Key Differences

• Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Topillo de Günther is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Topillo de Günther
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Microtus
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Microtus guentheri

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Topillo de Günther

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Topillo de Günther
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.

Topillo de Günther

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.