Crowned Tooth vs Chat de Chine

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Prionailurus bengalensis

Key Differences

Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Chat de Chine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Chat de Chine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Bankeraceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Hydnellum	Prionailurus
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Prionailurus bengalensis

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Chat de Chine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Chat de Chine
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.