Gold Tooth vs Greater Chinese Mole

Hydnellum auratile compared with Euroscaptor grandis

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Greater Chinese Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Greater Chinese Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Bankeraceae	Talpidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Euroscaptor
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Euroscaptor grandis

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Greater Chinese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Greater Chinese Mole
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.

Greater Chinese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.