Gold Tooth vs Indian Pipistrelle

Hydnellum auratile compared with Pipistrellus coromandra

Key Differences

Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Indian Pipistrelle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Indian Pipistrelle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bankeraceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Pipistrellus
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Pipistrellus coromandra

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Indian Pipistrelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Indian Pipistrelle
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.