10-spot ladybird vs Gold Tooth

Adalia decempunctata compared with Hydnellum auratile

Key Differences

• 10-spot ladybird is Least Concern while Gold Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	10-spot ladybird	Gold Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Coccinellidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Adalia	Hydnellum
Species	Adalia decempunctata	Hydnellum auratile

Conservation Status

10-spot ladybird

LC — Least Concern

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	10-spot ladybird	Gold Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

10-spot ladybird

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Gold 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.

10-spot ladybird

The 10-spot ladybird (Adalia decempunctata) is a species in the genus Adalia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It is found across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and 2 other countries, inhabiting diverse terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden