Crowned Tooth vs Gato de Agua

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Lontra longicaudis

Key Differences

• Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Gato de Agua is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Gato de Agua
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Bankeraceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Hydnellum	Lontra
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Lontra longicaudis

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Gato de Agua

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Gato de Agua
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.

Gato de Agua

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.