Crowned Tooth vs Mongolian Vole

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Microtus mongolicus

Key Differences

• Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Mongolian Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Mongolian Vole
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)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Bankeraceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Microtus
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Microtus mongolicus

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Mongolian Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Mongolian Vole
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.

Mongolian Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.