Crowned Tooth vs Little Black Serotine

Hydnellum lepidum compared with Eptesicus andinus

Key Differences

• Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable while Little Black Serotine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowned Tooth	Little Black Serotine
Kingdom	Fungi (mantar)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Bazitli mantarlar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (yarasa)
Family	Bankeraceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Eptesicus
Species	Hydnellum lepidum	Eptesicus andinus

Conservation Status

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowned Tooth	Little Black 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.

Little Black Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.