Gold Tooth vs Indochinese Chiromyscus

Hydnellum auratile compared with Chiromyscus chiropus

Key Differences

• Gold Tooth is Vulnerable while Indochinese Chiromyscus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gold Tooth	Indochinese Chiromyscus
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hydnellum	Chiromyscus
Species	Hydnellum auratile	Chiromyscus chiropus

Conservation Status

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Indochinese Chiromyscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gold Tooth	Indochinese Chiromyscus
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.

Indochinese Chiromyscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.