Gold Tooth vs Handley's Nectar Bat

Hydnellum auratile compared with Lonchophylla handleyi

Key Differences

Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Handley's Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Handley's Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bankeraceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Lonchophylla
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Lonchophylla handleyi

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Handley's Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Handley's Nectar 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.