Crowned Tooth vs Fossa

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Cryptoprocta ferox

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Fossa
Kingdom	Fungi (菌界)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Thelephorales (イボタケ目)	Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family	Bankeraceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Hydnellum	Cryptoprocta
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Cryptoprocta ferox

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Fossa
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.