Crowned Tooth vs Large False Serotine

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Hesperoptenus tomesi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Large False Serotine
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family	Bankeraceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Hesperoptenus
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Hesperoptenus tomesi

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Large False Serotine
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.