Gold Tooth vs Indian muntjac

Hydnellum auratile compared with Muntiacus muntjak

Key Differences

Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Indian muntjac is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Indian muntjac
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	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Hydnellum	Muntiacus
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Muntiacus muntjak

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Indian muntjac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Indian muntjac
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.