Gold Tooth vs Ha Long Leaf-nosed Bat

Hydnellum auratile compared with Hipposideros alongensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Ha Long Leaf-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bankeraceae	Hipposideridae
Genus	Hydnellum	Hipposideros
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Hipposideros alongensis

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Ha Long Leaf-nosed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Ha Long Leaf-nosed Bat
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.