Crowned Tooth vs Japanese Weasel

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Mustela itatsi

Key Differences

• Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Japanese Weasel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Japanese Weasel
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)
Family	Bankeraceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Hydnellum	Mustela
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Mustela itatsi

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Japanese Weasel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Japanese Weasel
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.

Japanese Weasel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Japan. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.