Gold Tooth vs Grant s Micaelamys

Hydnellum auratile compared with Micaelamys granti

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Grant s Micaelamys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Grant s Micaelamys
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hydnellum	Micaelamys
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Micaelamys granti

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Grant s Micaelamys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Grant s Micaelamys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Grant s Micaelamys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.