Crowned Tooth vs Desert Pocket Gopher

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Geomys arenarius

Key Differences

• Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Desert Pocket Gopher is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Desert Pocket Gopher
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Geomyidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Geomys
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Geomys arenarius

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Desert Pocket Gopher

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Desert Pocket Gopher
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.

Desert Pocket Gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.