Crowned Tooth vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Key Differences

Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family	Bankeraceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Hsunycteris
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Patton’s Nectar 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.