Gold Tooth vs Hourglass Dolphin

Hydnellum auratile compared with Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Hourglass Dolphin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Hourglass Dolphin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Bankeraceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Hydnellum	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Hourglass Dolphin
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.

Hourglass Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.