Crowned Tooth vs MacConnell's Bat

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Mesophylla macconnelli

Key Differences

Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while MacConnell's Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	MacConnell's Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (담자균류)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Thelephorales (사마귀버섯목)	Chiroptera (박쥐)
Family	Bankeraceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Mesophylla
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Mesophylla macconnelli

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

MacConnell's Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	MacConnell's Bat
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.