Gold Tooth vs Indian Hare

Hydnellum auratile compared with Lepus nigricollis

Key Differences

Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Indian Hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Indian 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 nigricollis

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Indian Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Indian 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.