Gold Tooth vs Indian Pangolin

Hydnellum auratile compared with Manis crassicaudata

Key Differences

Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Indian Pangolin is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Indian Pangolin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Pholidota (Pholidota)
Family	Bankeraceae	Manidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Manis
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Manis crassicaudata

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Indian Pangolin

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Indian Pangolin
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.