Gold Tooth vs Hainan Hare

Hydnellum auratile compared with Lepus hainanus

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Hainan Hare is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Hainan Hare
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Bankeraceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Hydnellum	Lepus
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Lepus hainanus

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Hainan Hare

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Hainan Hare
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.

Hainan Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.