Gold Tooth vs Hunter's Hartebeest

Hydnellum auratile compared with Beatragus hunteri

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Hunter's Hartebeest is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Hunter's Hartebeest
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Bankeraceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Hydnellum	Beatragus
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Beatragus hunteri

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Hunter's Hartebeest

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Hunter's Hartebeest
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.

Hunter's Hartebeest

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.